Jay Leno serves meals to LA emergency responders as deadly wildfires rage in California
Legendary entertainer Jay Leno is giving back to Los Angeles EMS, which works to protect the community in California raging forest fires.
Leno joined “Your world” on Wednesday to talk about his efforts to cook and serve meals to first responders.
“You all do what you can,” the former late-night host told Fox News host Sandra Smith. “I’m just helping out and trying to do what I can and just having fun and they’re so grateful.”
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A week has passed since the mass i deadly forest fires erupted in the Los Angeles area, forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee for safety as their homes and businesses were destroyed.
Officials say at least 24 people have been confirmed dead, and that number is expected to rise. Dozens are still missing.
“It’s so weird because it’s 80 degrees. It’s a beautiful day. I mean, they have hell and heaven within just a few feet of each other,” Leno said.
“Remember Malibu – they named cars and perfumes after it, and these are sexy people. And now it is like charred karst. Unbelievable, but still a beautiful day. So you have this weird dichotomy. It’s very strange.”
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Since Monday, smaller fires have broken out, but heroic efforts of firefighters they prevented them from growing like the Palisades and Eaton fires, which were responsible for most of the destruction.
Leno praised the fire department’s efforts, saying that “the LA fire department is probably the best in the world.”
“It’s really a military operation on the largest scale. It’s quite amazing to watch,” he added.
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“The great thing is, I haven’t heard a political debate in the last four days. Nobody’s blaming this or that. They’re fighting a fire. These guys don’t have an opinion. I’m sure they have an opinion, but it’s not a blame game at this point … it’s just the question is what do we have to do to fix it. Everyone else in LA is pointing fingers and blaming people. These are the people who are actually doing something and fixing it.”
While state and local leaders faced with a barrage of criticism, Leno said the “silver lining” amid the “horrible tragedy” was the “sense of community that came out of it.”
“We’re going to rebuild it,” Leno said. “It’s sad that it takes something like this to bring everyone together, but sometimes that’s what’s needed.”
Fox News Digital’s Chris Pandolfo, Elizabeth Pritchett, Greg Wehner and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
