Wildfire Recovery Compensation Program 

for Compensation for Claims of Property Damage and Loss, Business Loss, Fatalities, and Physical Injury Resulting from The Eaton Fire of January 7, 2025

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II. ELIGIBILITY

A. Claimants The following individuals may submit a claim as a Claimant under the Program, including—where applicable—those authorized to act on behalf of an entity:

1. Owners of Eligible Properties (as defined below) who held ownership as of January 7, 2025.

2. Tenants of Eligible Properties.

3. Individuals who sustained physical injuries directly caused by the Eaton Fire, which injuries were sustained within the Fire Perimeter, who, between January 7, 2025 and January 15, 2025: 

a. required overnight hospitalization of one or more nights, or

b. received outpatient medical treatment.

4. The Legally Authorized Personal Representative of a decedent’s estate in accordance with California law. A decedent (“Eaton Fire Decedent”) must have:

a. died on or before January 31, 2025, due to physical injuries caused by the Eaton Fire; and 

b. been identified by the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner as a fatality directly caused by the Eaton Fire. 

B. Eligible Properties For purposes of compensation under the Program, the following are considered Eligible Properties:

1. Residential and Commercial Properties with one or more structures classified as damaged or destroyed in the CAL Fire Damage Inspection (DINS) database.

2. Residential and Commercial Properties within the Fire Perimeter that have been “Yellow” 7 or “Red”8 tagged by the County of Los Angeles.

3. Residential and Commercial Properties within the Fire Perimeter with burn damage to landscaping.

4. Residential and Commercial Properties within the Fire Perimeter with non-burn damage* to one or more structures from smoke, soot, or ash infiltration. 

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*“Non-burn damage” means measurable physical harm to a structure or its systems directly caused by fire-generated smoke, ash, or soot infiltration. Eligible non-burn damage must be documented by observable staining, corrosion, pitting, or other material degradation of building components or contents, as opposed to surface-level dust or particulate matter that can be reasonably remedied through standard cleaning.