Actor James Woods recalled the chaotic moment Tuesday afternoon in Pacific Palisades when a deadly wildfire began ravaging his neighborhood, destroying one home after another.
Woods and his family fled the house as the flames drew closer and closer. He's not sure if his house is still standing, but told The Ingraham Angle on Wednesday, “It's a possibility.”
“It's amazing what happened during this experience was that none of us were celebrities. None of us were poor or rich, Democrats or Republicans. . . . We were just neighbors and really just helping each other out,' ” Woods said.
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On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, the Palisades Fire destroyed a structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. An out-of-control wildfire has ravaged parts of the Los Angeles area as fierce winds fanned it, leaving thousands of residents in the lurch. Escape and land the fire plane. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images
of Multiple Emmy Award Winner He added that after he and his family evacuated, neighbors rushed to his home to try to stop the flames from reaching the deck and stayed overnight to put out the fire.
“It was a great experience that made me realize how important good neighbors, good friends, and good relatives are.”[s] [are]'' Woods said.
A neighbor told him Wednesday morning that the houses on either side of Woods and “all the houses” across the street had burned down, but Woods' roof was still visible.
Photo Gallery: Before and After Palisade Fire
A fire-damaged Bank of America branch is seen after the Palisades Fire broke out in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (Eugene Garcia/Associated Press)
Officials estimated Wednesday morning that more than 1,000 structures have been destroyed as wildfires continue to engulf Los Angeles County.
Woods told Fox News host Laura Ingraham that he saw a fire engine parked in front of his home as the fire started to spread, but firefighters had to stop because they “didn't have any water.” He said he was unable to pump water.
Eric Scott public relations person The Los Angeles Fire Department acknowledged in a post to X that there were indeed challenges with water pressure.
“LADWP” [Los Angeles Department of Water and Power] “We have aggressively filled all available water storage tanks, including three 1 million gallon tanks in the Palisades area,” Scott wrote, “However, water availability is impacted at high altitudes; Some fire hydrants were affected as water tank refills were limited in those areas. The extreme demand slowed the refill rate of these tanks, creating challenges for our firefighting efforts. ”
Air tanker falls into Palisades fire. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Woods criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom's mismanagement of the fires and said the ongoing fallout from the wildfires is more than a “wake-up call.”
“If it's true that things were handled this way. I believe Gavin Newsom is really a big idiot and this is the way he has managed fires in this state over and over and over again. This is not a wake-up call, that's why they have courts – where they try people and say you have an oath to perform a certain job. “I say that,” Woods said.
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“When you're a fire chief, this isn't a social justice practice you're in charge of. This is a community that needs water because winds of hundreds of miles per hour are starting fires and houses are on fire.” is to supply water to the ground. ”
