We asked experts how to keep things like birth certificates, social security cards and more safe in case your home is ...

In a disaster, documents to establish your identity and what you own are critical. Focus on safeguarding the most important records, and recreate the rest if necessary.

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Next, if you're filing taxes electronically, you'll need your adjusted gross income from last year to verify your identity.

Video obtained by CBS 6 shows dozens of pieces of mail, including bills, cards, and tax documents, discovered dumped in trash ...

Witnessing the aftermath of a tragedy takes an emotional toll on all of us. As difficult as the images are to look at, they're important to document.

Among the many things that were burned in the Los Angeles County fires, for thousands, important documents with vital personal, medical and financial information were also destroyed. Fire ...

The recent wildfires raging through LA County have led to thousands of people losing their homes – and their most important documents. Many have likely lost social security cards, house deeds, birth ...