CalFresh customers who lost food purchased with their benefits due to the Rosa fire or related power outages must report their food loss by Tuesday, Sept. 2, to receive replacement benefits.The Rosa fire, which ignited on Aug. 4, 2025, has burned more than 1,000 acres in Riverside County, prompting mandatory evacuations for hundreds of households. Many residents experienced power outages from Public Safety Power Shut-Off events and transportation challenges due to the closure of Highway 74, a major route to impacted rural communities.Some households displaced since the start of the fire were unable to return home until Aug. 9, making it difficult to assess and report food loss. To help, the state has recently approved a waiver of timely reporting requirements, giving households ext
