State of Emergency - Los Angeles Fires
Free Vital Records for those impacted by the Los Angeles fires
Fees for certified copies of birth, death, and marriage records are suspended for any individual who lost such records as a result of the Los Angeles County fires: “Palisades Fire,” “Eaton Fire,” “Hurst Fire,” Lidia Fire,” or "Woodley Fire.” The current processing time for a wildfire request is 1–2 business days.
To apply via email, an application and combined notarized sworn statement must be submitted to complete the request.
Please email the following to [email protected]:
- Email subject line: ATTN LA FIRE REQUEST
- A complete application
- Notarized sworn statement (PDF)
- List one of the following fires at the top of the sworn statement: “Palisades Fire,” “Eaton Fire,” “Hurst Fire,” Lidia Fire,” or Woodley Fire.”
- Signing the sworn statement is declaring under penalty of perjury that you are a survivor of one of the fires.
For information regarding USPS services impacted by the wildfires, please see USPS locations.