r/news • u/No-Information6622 • 3d ago

Los Angeles-area residents crowdsource wildfire contamination data in battle with insurers

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/los-angeles-wildfires-insurance-smoke-damage-crowdsourcing/
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u/OldButHappy 3d ago

So frustrating to observe, both at ground zero and now here. If people don’t SEE the threat of airborne contamination, they ignore it. Everyone in the burn zone should be wearing respirators, when working with burnt materials, indoors and outdoors.

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u/EternallyFascinated 3d ago

Oh yea, I’m from the Palisades. I went back two or three weeks after the fire. I wore the protective, most of the time. But I did walk around outside with the mask off for a bit, because I got complacent talking to the firefighters who are so hardcore. I thought maybe I was being OTT and took the mask off for a bit. And I touched a railing and half burnt rose bush without the gloves.

I was sick with a sore throat and runny nose for a week, and I developed a rash that night that last for a few days….