Some evacuations lifted as crews make progress on Los Angeles County wildfires

A member of the Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team was helping residents evacuate when the Eaton Fire destroyed his Altadena home.

Collin Davis returned to find nothing but charred rubble where his house once stood. The inferno consumed nearly everything he owned.

"I found a cast-iron pot in there," Davis told ABC7 as he stood among the ruins on his property. "It was like the only thing that I think is going to be salvageable."

A member of the Sierra Madre Search and Rescue Team was helping with evacuations when the Eaton Fire destroyed his Altadena home.

When the raging Eaton Fire was threatening lives and property about seven miles southeast in Sierra Madre, Davis and his crew deployed to help people there.

"All I took with me was my rescue gear because I thought I would just come back in the morning or whenever and my place would be here," Davis said in an interview.

He had only been in the home for 13 months when it burned to the ground. As of Thursday, more than $52,000 had been raised by a GoFundMe campaign to help Davis.

"It gives me hope that so many people are just like, 'What can I do?'" he said.

Under the ash and debris on his property, Davis discovered a bookend with a rabbit figurine -- a small item reminding him of what home used to be.

"I don't want to say I'm not sad," he said, "but it's complicated."

A family in Altadena is mourning the loss of five generations of memories that were destroyed in the deadly Eaton Fire.

Janice Jackson, 77, was born in Pittsburgh, but moved to Altadena as a teenager in 1964. Her mother was the second Black woman to live in the community, according to her family.

"That's the residence that my mom, the family lived in, the one that I was in, and that's gone," said Jackson.

Janice Jackson was born in Pittsburgh, but moved to California as a teenager in 1964. Her mother was the second Black woman to live in the Altadena community, according to her family.

She went on to say, 'I left things at the house. My daughter said, 'Let's go back.' I said, 'We'll get it tomorrow.' So many of us did that. Tomorrow didn't come."

There were five generations of memories in the home, including many with her 68-year-old brother who has special needs, who loved to come home for the holidays.

Now, much of her family is displaced and navigating through the insurance process.

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People who have evacuated due to the wildfires can apply to stay at Hilton hotels for free, for up to one week.

Hilton is working with 211LA to provide vouchers for 20,000 hotel rooms.

L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said this program is "sorely needed."

211 will verify that applicants live in an evacuation zone before distributing vouchers.

If you would like to apply, you can go to 211LA.org.

Those who have been impacted by the fires can apply to stay at Hilton hotels for free, for up to one week.

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A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Southern California Edison over the Eaton Fire.

The suit was announced Wednesday on behalf of Evelyn McClendon's family. The Altadena woman is one of at least 16 people who lost their lives in the fire that erupted Jan. 7.

The suit alleges the utility failed to turn off its electrical equipment despite warnings about dangerous fire weather conditions.