“Often there is an outpouring of support in the immediate aftermath of a disaster, but it dissipates with time,” she said.

Dozens of restaurateurs whose businesses and homes were damaged or destroyed by fire are trying to get back on their feet.

After Bolan Mountain Lookout burned down, the U.S. Forest Service formed an alliance with a trails group to rebuild a popular Oregon lookout rental.

The Tunnel fire broke out in a wooded canyon just minutes away from UC Berkeley, where David Sapsis was working on his Ph.D.