Steve Guttenberg Joins First Responders to Battle Devastating Palisades Fires

Steve Guttenberg interrupted a news station’s regularly scheduled programming with an “important announcement” amid Los Angeles wildfires.

As massive brush fires, exacerbated by winds up to nearly 100 mph, raged across the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, the Three Men and a Baby actor jumped into action to help with evacuation efforts. And, interrupting a live KTLA 5 news report, he urged others to do their part as well.

“What’s happening is people take their keys with them as if they’re in a parking lot,” Steve told reporter Gene Kang during the Jan. 7 broadcast. “This is not a parking lot.”

“We really need people to move their cars,” he continued. “If you leave your car behind, leave the key in there so a guy like me can move your car so that these fire trucks can get up there. It’s really, really important.”

Along with making a path for the fire department to battle the flames—which spanned over 10,000 acres—there were 50,000 residents trying to get to safer ground. And as many were bumping into difficulties getting through the congested traffic, Steve could see the gravity of the situation firsthand.