The cataclysmic fires in Los Angeles represent a defining event beyond emergency response capabilities, marking them as perhaps the most costly urban fire in U.S. history.
Communities can only recover from cataclysms like these fires when their people recover, highlighting the critical importance of both physical and psychological recovery.
Understanding psychological consequences is essential for recovery, as FEMA underscores the need for awareness of phases of disaster to regain life control.
The phases of disaster psychology—pre-impact, impact, heroic, and honeymoon—illustrate how individuals might respond and adapt in the aftermath of such catastrophic events.
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