Author: Tricia Wachtendorf, Professor of Sociology and Director, Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware

Amid LA fires, neighbors helped each other survive – 60 years of research shows how local heroes are crucial to disaster response

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As wildfires swept through neighborhoods on the outskirts of Los Angeles in January 2025, stories about residents there helping their neighbors and total strangers began trickling out on social media. Accounts of Hollywood stars clearing streets for emergency vehicles to get through and raising money for fire victims were widely circulated. But there were many […]

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Amid LA fires, neighbors helped each other survive – 60 years of research shows local heroes are crucial to disaster response

Tricia Wachtendorf, Professor of Sociology and Director, Disaster Research Center, University of DelawareLeave a Comment on Amid LA fires, neighbors helped each other survive – 60 years of research shows local heroes are crucial to disaster response

As wildfires swept through neighborhoods on the outskirts of Los Angeles in January 2025, stories about residents there helping their neighbors and total strangers began trickling out on social media. Accounts of Hollywood stars clearing streets for emergency vehicles to get through and raising money for fire victims were widely circulated. But there were many […]

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Neighbors and strangers pulled together to help LA fire survivors – 60 years of research shows these unsung heroes are crucial to disaster response

Tricia Wachtendorf, Professor of Sociology and Director, Disaster Research Center, University of DelawareLeave a Comment on Neighbors and strangers pulled together to help LA fire survivors – 60 years of research shows these unsung heroes are crucial to disaster response

As wildfires swept through neighborhoods on the outskirts of Los Angeles in January 2025, stories about residents there helping their neighbors and total strangers began trickling out on social media. Accounts of Hollywood stars clearing streets for emergency vehicles to get through and raising money for fire victims were widely circulated. But there were many […]

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