DT
PT
Subscribe To Print Edition About The Tribune Code Of Ethics Download App Advertise with us Classifieds
search-icon-img
search-icon-img
Advertisement

Heartbreaking videos of firefighters, paid just $1 per hr, risk their lives to save animals from LA wildfires

These images and videos are just small glimpses of how bad the situation is in Los Angeles
  • fb
  • twitter
  • whatsapp
  • whatsapp
featured-img featured-img
Video grabs
Advertisement

Gratitude to the firefighters who risked their lives to save people and animals from the deadly ongoing wildfires in California.

The fires--stoked by strong Santa Ana winds-- have burned thousands of structures, including homes, businesses and vehicles. At least 24 people are dead, and the toll is expected to rise as search efforts remain underway.

But it’s not just human lives and homes, heartbreaking videos showed how pets and wild animals were evacuated by firefighters while surrounded by flames.

Advertisement

On social media, people have posted videos of animals like dogs, deer and horses amid the fires, confused and distressed.

Advertisement

These images and videos are just small glimpses of how bad the situation is in Los Angeles.

Though no exact numbers of animals displaced, injured, or killed, have been given but the nonprofit Pasadena Humane has taken in more than 300 animals, from dogs and cats left behind to peacocks and baby raccoons escaping fiery areas, according to an Instagram post.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, on Sunday, Kim took to her Instagram Stories and penned a note claiming incarcerated firefighters have been paid US$ 1 per hour since 1984, telling her millions of fans that pay for them has "never been raised with inflation. It's never been raised when fires got worse and many died. A recent agreement to raise it to five dollars an hour was reportedly 'shot down last minute.”

Kardashian then asked California Governor Gavin Newsom to raise pay for incarcerated firefighters so it's "a rate that honors a human being risking their life to save our lives and homes."

The SKIMS founder concluded, "And lastly I want to thank the firefighters from the @calfire Ventura Training Center for saving my community when it started burning this week. These are all FORMERLY incarcerated firefighters who have come home, and want to continue serving our community as firefighters. Due to bills passed by @antirecidivismcoalition, these guys can now get their sentences reduced, expunging the felonies from their records for their fire service. And when they come home can get six figure jobs working for the fire departments."

Like Kim, many other celebrities have come out to help those impacted by LA fires.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
tlbr_img1 Home tlbr_img2 Opinion tlbr_img3 Classifieds tlbr_img4 Videos tlbr_img5 E-Paper