UCLA Fielding | Fire Research & Experts
Fires present potentially lethal consequences and ever-evolving environmental health crises. Experts at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health study the health impacts of fires and collaborate with communities on prevention and response efforts.
This webpage is a resource hub with information about UCLA Fielding fire-related research, experts, and more.
Fire Research & Community Collaboration
- Work by UCLA Fielding's Dr. Yifang Zhu in aftermath of Los Angeles County wildfires lauded by the University of California as among "10 awesome" projects in 2025
- UCLA Fielding-led team supports Altadena fire recovery through free soil testing
- After the Los Angeles County wildfires, UCLA leads the fight for a safer future
- UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor part of national effort to improve risk assessment during public health crises
- UCLA researchers support Altadena fire recovery through free soil testing with community partners
- UCLA Fielding-led research reveals extent of air quality impacts during 2025 Los Angeles wildfires and 2018 blazes across California
- UCLA Fielding-led team trains construction workers on respirator use in aftermath of 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires
- UCLA Fielding faculty co-author research that found chromium-6, nanosilver in Palisades, Altadena cleanup zones
- Study of 2023 Hawaii fires co-led by UCLA researcher finds wildfires can raise local death rate by 67%
- UCLA Fielding-led team completes installation of air quality monitoring network in western Los Angeles County as part of fire recovery efforts
- What are the long-term health impacts of the LA wildfires?
- Don’t forget about the long-term mental health impacts of wildfires
- Moving forward after the Los Angeles fires
- Long-term, multi-institutional study on health impacts of Los Angeles wildfires launched
Meet the Experts
Members of the media interested in interviewing experts, please email marcomm@ph.ucla.edu.
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Questions
Have a question or need to get in touch with a UCLA Fielding expert? Please contact marcomm@ph.ucla.edu.