No stranger to natural disasters, Pasadena resident Pedro Rojas keeps a safety bag in his car with essentials like a jacket, gloves and running shoes in case he needs to flee at a moment’s notice.

As some evacuees from the Eaton and Palisades fires begin to return home on Wednesday, a week after their neighborhoods were devastated by the destructive blazes, health officials say there's still plenty of cause for concern.

Many neighborhoods are still off-limits to residents. Evacuees say they are increasingly frustrated and at a loss over what to do next.