Los Angeles wildfires force thousands to evacuate as communities rally to support one another By Meredith Ho, Sports Editor January 28, 2025
![Two girls carry bags filled with clothes and supplies they gathered from the Westwood Recreation Center, one of the many facilities serving as an evacuation shelter during the fires. Marco Huitron, a volunteer at the center, said that he is willing to help and give back to the community. “The integrity, the love and the honor that we have here on the Westside — West Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Palisades, Venice, just literally on the coast side — it just has given us such a good family and community feel that it’s only within my want [to help],” Huitron said. “Help is everything that we need, especially in these times.”](https://archeroracle.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/two-girls-1200x800.jpg)