A Malibu man drove south this week to attend a ceremony honoring the El Segundo firefighters of Engine 31 C Platoon who assisted with the massively damaging Palisades Hearth to personally thank them for saving his house.
Dr. Anthony Nesburn instructed FOX 11 that he wouldn’t have missed the ceremony, sharing that not solely had been the firefighters in a position to spare his home, however in addition they left him a word in his mailbox.
The word mentioned that the home to the suitable of his was engulfed in flames and the fence separating the 2 properties was about to catch his on fireplace, “and we kept the fire from that door.”
He mentioned he was so grateful for the letter, “because I did not know how the house survived.”
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Dr. Anthony Nesburn instructed FOX 11 that he wouldn’t have missed the ceremony, sharing that not solely had been the firefighters in a position to spare his home, however in addition they left him a word in his mailbox. (FOX 11)
It is an necessary bit of excellent information after Nesburn’s spouse died final 12 months. He instructed FOX 11 he felt she was watching over him as the hearth raged.
The word from firefighters additionally added, “We’re so sorry for the devastation your neighborhood has endured.”
Apart from a charred aspect door, Nesburn’s house stays fully intact. A lot of his neighbors, nevertheless, weren’t so fortunate, and his son, who lives within the Pacific Palisades, additionally misplaced his.
A Malibu man drove south this week to attend a ceremony honoring the El Segundo firefighters of Engine 31 C Platoon who assisted with the massively damaging Palisades Hearth to personally thank them for saving his house. (FOX 11)
“That was one of our prouder moments being on the incident,” El Segundo firefighter Matt Goodenough instructed FOX 11 of with the ability to shield Nesburn’s ocean view house. “There’s many houses we saved, but that one in particular was just one of those that we were proud to kind of put – I don’t know if you heard about the pink ribbon, but hanging the pink ribbon was an indication of a save.”
Aftermath of the Palisdes Hearth within the Pacific Palisades. (David Hume Kennerly/Getty Photographs))
El Segundo firefighter Bryan Partlow mentioned within the 20 years he’s been on the job, he’s by no means seen winds like they skilled through the Palisades Hearth.
The view from Nesburn’s deck. (FOX 11)
“The winds had been unbelievable,” he mentioned. “We already had an uphill battle.”
He added, “We go out there and we do the job. We handle the task, and we go back to the station, and we don’t normally talk about what we do. It’s a very humbling feeling.”
Nesburn’s house was saved from the fires. (FOX 11)
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Hundreds of individuals have been left homeless by the Palisades Hearth and the Eaton Hearth, additional east, that each sparked final month and only recently have been 100% contained after weeks of battling them.
