Name: I had to evacuate because of the LA Fires - An Update
Uploaded: 2025-08-01T18:33:39.000Z
Duration: 8 min 20 s
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I usually don't do this kind of thing, sitting in front of the camera, direct address sort of thing.

I was thinking about it and I think the last time I did it was probably over a year ago when I was on Smosh's channel and Anthony Badia's channel and came out to the world and wow what a what a crazy crazy year it's been and doing that that was like one of the scariest things that I I've ever done and I've been thinking a lot about that lately because in the last week gone through something that was far scarier.

So I was one of the people that had to evacuate and to say that was like one of the most surreal horrifying and crazy times I've ever experienced is an understatement.

So last Monday was already kind of a huge day because I was going to begin fostering a new dog named Finn.

He's on the the chair behind me can't really see him here hold on there he is yep he's gonna start licking his butt now of course he and his sister Sadie came here from Michigan they road tripped the whole way here obviously they didn't drive themselves someone else drove them but they got here we got introduced we spent some time together and to help Finn get to the new situation we decided that I would hold on to Sadie for a couple days also wondering hey Sadie don't no not right now please I'm doing things oh my goodness that's what she has to say about that we got one normal day together normal ish because we're still getting to know each other but then the day it was insane I only took one quick video during the day but and you can kind of tell in the video how crazy the wind is but like it was so strong it tore the gutter off of the house it was so wild I'm sure poor Finn and Sadie were like what is happening around 6 p.m. power goes out so I grabbed the dogs we sit on the couch light some candles and I just try and find information about what's going on at that time fires were already started and moving fast and it was it was tough because I didn't have cell service so it was a little a little scary and then shortly after that Teresa let me know that in her area they were doing mandatory evacuations and so just to be safe she was like I'm gonna come and get you we'll take the dogs we'll go somewhere she comes she pulls into the driveway jumps out of the car and screams the fires coming over the mountain I'm like what and I grabbed the dogs grab some of our things throw it in the car and we get a little ways down the road and she says turn around and look and I have never gasped that hard in my life because the fire was right there moving so fast that is so scary I was shocked I had no idea it was that close so we drove for a while we didn't even know where we were driving to we just knew we had to get away from that area and we were able to find a motel that took big dogs and we just parked ourselves on the bed watch the news and communicated with friends and loved ones just try to get as much information as we could as to what was going on and just watching the horrific videos of of what was happening and I'm sure you've all seen it just people losing everything in their lives and it's just a such a terrifying fragile moment it really one of the things that really made me think of is just how fragile our lives are the next day we were able to go back to Teresa's and it was so close so close we found out that the next-door neighbor's garage had burned down a house a few doors down also burned down luckily the fire department was called when the neighbor's garage was on fire and there was a couple neighbors that were also in the area too and they all helped put out the the garage fire and then there were smaller fires starting around the different yards in the area and they all helped put them out and had they not done like been so fast it that would have been it thanks to the fire department and the people that were in that area they stop things from getting way worse than they could have and kept the damage really isolated which was thank goodness so over the following days it was a lot of like picking up the pieces trying to get new information hoping and praying things didn't get worse unfortunately during that time I found out that the person that was supposed to take Sadie their house burned down in the fire so now both Finn and Sadie are with me at least for the time being I love them they're so wonderful they're goofy and charismatic and they love each other so much and they're such a joy to have around and they added a lot of levity during this entire situation so it's it's actually been great but it has been chaotic to be sure yeah I wanted to make this video for a couple reasons I mean a I just want to let you guys know what was happening you've been really wonderful and sending me messages and texts and thank you so much it really means the world that so many people care and to see people coming together for this cause you know fighting all of this and you know rebuilding and helping one another I it's such a horrible thing but to see people come together that's that's what really matters it's not a time to be divisive it's not a time to point fingers and hate each other it's a time to come together and thank you to all of those that do and to all those that care I just also wanted to say that during this time it's been really hard to work and that new videos might be a little far a few and far between in the coming weeks I'm doing my best I'm trying it's just it's been a lot and now with the Santa Ana winds ramping up again we just we don't know if it's gonna get worse again we have to stay on alert hopefully not fingers crossed I was gonna say to if you so desire there's lots of places that you can donate to like the Red Cross or the Humane Society things like that I'll put some links down below to different places that are helping the area and helping people in need with water shelter pets whatever it might be even if just a couple bucks it can help people that are in need right now again thank you so much for caring and understanding and reaching out really really does mean a lot so yeah take care of one another love one another bye-bye