Article Out Loud – Evacuation Lessons From the 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires

This is an article by June Kailes, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, December 10, 2025. People with disabilities face higher disaster deaths because planning failures turn hazards into disproportionate threats. Even with solid local evacuation plans, everyone needs a personal plan that involves neighbors, friends, family, or colleagues.  Learn more about why the public should be ready to manage on their own for extended periods and how public entities need to plan for and be honest with people they cannot reach in an emergency.  Now to the featured article.