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01/15/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 01/15/2026 06:05

Amazon triples safety supplies at first wildfire relief hub in the US

Key Takeaways

  • Amazon tripled our California wildfire hub inventory to 20,000 specialized items, including air filters, respirators, and fire-safe boots to scale after the 2025 L.A. wildfires.
  • Prepositioning enables delivery to nonprofits within hours instead of days, critical as the UN projects a 14% increase in extreme wildfires by 2030.
  • Amazon donated and delivered over 500,000 supplies to 29 organizations during the L.A. wildfires, part of Amazon's $10 million response with drone and cloud technology support.
Amazon has strategically expanded our first U.S. wildfire relief hub, inspired by lessons from one of California's worst wildfiresin 2025.
The hub now has approximately 20,000 wildfire relief items-three times more than when it opened. This includes air filters, masks, fire-safe rubber boots, respirators, hydration packets, neck gaiters, specialized gloves, trauma kits, and more, and is in addition to approximately 200,000 general relief items, such as diapers, toiletries, and medical devices.

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Why Amazon tripled wildfire supplies

Amazon opened the wildfire relief hub in California's San Bernardino Valley in 2024, just a few months before devastating wildfires erupted across L.A. and southern California. The hub stocks emergency supplies to help nonprofits and first responders quickly meet their lifesaving missions when natural disasters strike.
The hub now has approximately 20,000 wildfire relief items-three times more than when it opened.
"Wildfires don't wait, and neither can relief efforts," said Abe Diaz, Amazon's head of disaster relief. "Prepositioning supplies close to high-risk areas means we can respond in hours, not days. After seeing the devastation in L.A., we listened and learned; scaling our California hub with more volume, more variety, and specialized equipment like masks and air filters to better support first responders and the communities they protect."

Amazon supports Washington flood relief efforts with donations and supplies

Amazon is donating $3 million and working with local first responders and front-line nonprofits to help communities that have been impacted by flooding in our hometown state.

How the hub delivers rapid disaster response

The United Nations projects a 14% increase in extreme wildfires by 2030due to climate change. Having a dedicated facility where relief items are ready to be shipped allows Amazon to send help within hours, much faster than if nonprofits or local fire departments had to purchase emergency products from different stores and vendors across the country.
The hub enables faster relief after disasters and supports nonprofits. During the 2025 wildfires in southern California, Amazon volunteers donated and delivered a variety of emergency products, including wildfire safety gear, water, shelf-stable food, and toiletries.
In partnership with organizations that serve wildfire-impacted communities, including American Red Cross, After The Fire, COPE Preparedness, and Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Foundation, Amazon mined data and feedback to stock the hub.
"During a wildfire event, fulfilling hard-to-source product needs within a tight timeline, sufficient quantity and cost-effective manner presents a challenge for both local and international relief organizations," said Abby Browning, chief of Private Sector and NGO Coordination, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services. "Amazon's commitment to mobilize its global inventory, logistics infrastructure, and vast network as a force for distributing donated supplies helps community partners focus their resources and personnel on supporting on-the-ground response efforts."

How Amazon partners with the American Red Cross to make a difference

Learn more about our long-standing partnership, which helps communities recover faster from natural disasters.

The California wildfire relief hub was a critical part of Amazon's response to the devastating L.A. wildfires in 2025, which included $10 million for relief, the distribution of more than 500,000 relief supplies to 29 organizations, and the deployment of cloud technology and drone support to emergency responders. The hub also supported communities last year in western Alaskaafter a powerful typhoon swept entire towns into the ocean.
Amazon now operates 15 Disaster Relief hubsglobally. Since 2017, Amazon has donated and delivered more than 26 million relief itemsin response to more than 200 disasters worldwide, including actively supporting wildfire-impacted communities in Chile, Colombia, and Maui.
In addition to donating relief items, Amazon shares our advanced technologyto help community partners assess fire damage, monitor new hot spots, track emerging fires, and use aerial surveillance to create maps that aid in decision-making and preventative response efforts.
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