Initial location: Los Angeles County, Calif. A new wildfire was reported today at 4:06 p.m. in Los Angeles County. Magic Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

Those looking to assist residents affected by the Los Angeles County firestorm have a number of options to donate money, materials or their time.

The Eaton Fire is almost completely contained in the Altadena area northeast of Los Angeles. On the LA County coast, the Palisades Fire is over three-fourths contained. The Hughes Fire, which broke out in the Lake Castaic area Wednesday north of Los Angeles, is over 50% contained.

These are some of the bold ideas academics have for Los Angeles as it recovers from the Eaton and Palisades fires, which killed 28 people and damaged or destroyed nearly 16,000 structures. Together, the blazes charred 59 sq miles (152 sq km) - an area larger than Paris.

At least 29 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across Southern California.