洛县拟垫资续办FEMA灾后个案管理 助伊顿、帕利塞兹灾民重建 并宣布调查FAIR Plan理赔
洛杉矶县正在想办法，让联邦紧急事务管理局（FEMA）资助的「灾害个案管理计划」在现行经费10月31日到期后不要断档。这项计划由联邦约1,300万美元拨款支持（目前已拨付约300万美元），为2025年1月伊顿（Eaton）与帕利塞兹（Palisades）两场山火的幸存者配备一对一的个案经理，协助他们对接重建、临时住房、补助申请等资源，是不少灾民灾后重建的「领路人」。
县政委员凯瑟琳·芭格（Kathryn Barger）与林赛·霍瓦特（Lindsey Horvath）表示，两人将于本月稍后向县政委员会联名提案，由县府先垫钱把服务接住，等新的联邦拨款到位后再衔接，避免个案管理工作中断。据联邦众议员赵美心（Judy Chu）办公室引用的数字，该计划迄今已服务超过3,000名幸存者，目前手头有1,288个活跃个案。
与此同时，芭格宣布县府将调查加州FAIR Plan处理山火理赔的方式。FAIR Plan是加州的「最后手段」火灾保险计划，许多火场灾民只能靠它投保，如今却被指理赔缓慢、以及拆除清污（debris removal）费用由谁承担等问题。FAIR Plan回应称，正在审阅县法律顾问的来信，现阶段不作评论。
GSM提醒：受灾家庭如果还没登记个案管理服务，或FAIR Plan理赔被拒、被一再拖延，请保留好所有书面往来与照片记录，可拨打洛杉矶县211热线求助，也可就保险理赔问题向加州保险局投诉。（来源：洛杉矶县政委员会、FOX LA、联邦众议员赵美心办公室）
LA County to Bridge FEMA Disaster Case Management for Eaton and Palisades Survivors, Probes FAIR Plan Claims
Los Angeles County is working to keep the FEMA-funded Disaster Case Management Program from lapsing when its current funding expires on October 31. Backed by about $13 million in federal money (roughly $3 million disbursed so far), the program pairs survivors of the January 2025 Eaton and Palisades fires with one-on-one case managers who help them navigate rebuilding, temporary housing and assistance applications.
Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Lindsey Horvath say they will jointly bring a motion to the Board of Supervisors later this month for the county to front the money and keep services running until new federal funding arrives. According to figures cited by Rep. Judy Chu's office, the program has served more than 3,000 survivors and currently carries 1,288 active cases.
At the same time, Barger announced a county investigation into how the California FAIR Plan - the state's insurer of last resort for fire coverage, and the only option for many fire-zone homeowners - has handled wildfire claims, including delays and disputes over debris-removal costs. The FAIR Plan says it is reviewing the county counsel's letter and declined to comment for now.
GSM reminder: Fire survivors who have not yet signed up for case management, or whose FAIR Plan claims have been denied or stalled, should keep every letter and photo, call LA County's 211 line for help, and remember that insurance claim problems can also be taken to the California Department of Insurance. (Sources: LA County Board of Supervisors; FOX LA; Office of Rep. Judy Chu)
图片来源：美国林务局（USFS） / Wikimedia Commons，公共领域（伊顿山火扑救人员资料图）