Weeks after the Palisades and Eaton fires tore through communities in the Los Angeles area, the recovery process remains in progress as residents try to rebuild their lives.

Col. Eric Swenson, Los Angeles Wildfires Recovery Field Office Commander for the military engineering branch, said entering Phase 2 is proof of tangible progress toward post-fire recovery.

Starting Tuesday, residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed in the Los Angeles County wildfires can opt in to have the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers clear debris from their properties for free.

The 30-day deadline to clear the toxic debris from the Los Angeles wildfires has sparked health concerns in the communities near the burn scars. "For the President to say let's do this fast and let's move on,