Hollywood actress calls LA Fires a ‘disaster’ and says not enough is being done by elected officials.
Hollywood actress Elizabeth Chambers says not enough is being done by the government during the LA fires.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Chambers, 42, was asked if she believed city officials had done all they could to control the Los Angeles fires.
“I think it’s an accident,” she said. “I don’t think anybody was ready. I think it’s in the balance that nobody expected.”
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Elizabeth Chambers told Fox News Digital what she and her children felt when they had to evacuate during the Los Angeles fires. (Philip Faraon/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)
Chambers shares her thoughts on billionaire real estate developer and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso.
“And then Caruso saved the village of Palisades. … You can get politics or you can’t. But at the end of the day, he had as much time as anybody to get ready… I mean, untouched. Untouched.”
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“The music is still playing in the village of Palisades, like Disneyland and everything around it is a disaster. So, do I think the steps are right and fast enough? Absolutely not.”
In the year Caruso, who is running for mayor in 2022 against Karen Bass, previously said the lack of water supply was “absolute mismanagement by the city” after the Palisades Fire reduced millions of dollars of real estate to ashes.
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Rick Caruso blasts the water shortage in the Palisades. (Getty Images)
“There’s no water in the Palisades. There’s no water coming out of the fire hydrants. This is complete mismanagement by the city. It’s not the firefighters’ fault, it’s the city’s fault,” Caruso said. Fox11 Los Angeles When the fire burns.
The fatal fire broke out in the Los Angeles area in 2010. It was January 7 and tens of thousands of residents were forced to flee for safety as their homes and businesses were destroyed. Officials said on Thursday that more than 30 people were missing and two more were reported, bringing the death toll to 27.
“So do I think the steps were taken correctly and quickly? Absolutely.”
Firefighters watch as a helicopter drops water on the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon on Jan. 11, 2025 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Chambers described the moment she had to leave as she immediately gathered her and her children’s belongings.
I took our passports, I took birth certificates, I took pictures… it was in the house… old family photos,” she explained to Fox News Digital. “I only packed for a few nights.”
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“She took our passports, I took my birth certificate, I took pictures… I was in the house… old family photos,” Chambers said as she left the house. (Morgan Lieberman/FilmMagic/Getty Images)
The TV personality, who has two children with ex-husband Armie Hammer, shared how she explained the tragic California wildfires to her young children, daughter Harper, 10, and son Ford, 7.
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“I think, with anything in parenting, you have to be the captain of the plane. … If the captain of the plane panics, the passengers panic. And I just approach parenting in general,” she told Fox News Digital. .
Chambers has two children with ex-husband Armie Hammer, daughter Harper, 10, and son Ford, 7. (Paul Brunoge/Patrick McMullan)
“But if the pilot of the plane doesn’t freak out and say everything is fine and you know you’re going to crash, you don’t trust the pilot. So, you know, it’s transparency. These are really real words and his words are proof.
“You could say a lot of people are losing their homes right now. We have everything that’s important. And no matter what, we’re a family. And we’re healthy, and we’re together. And we always will be. A place to live, and that’s all you can say,” she said. .
WATCH: Elizabeth Chambers raises money for La Fayres with charity Cupakes.
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Chambers is helping raise money for California wildfire victims through her charity, Cupcake for a Cause.
The owner of the bakery is donating 100% of the proceeds from the Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes to the Los Angeles Fire Department through February 1st.
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“Over the past 13 years, we’ve consistently created CUPCAKE FOR A CAUSE™️ to benefit the many tragedies and events in business, our community and beyond,” Chambers’ company said on Instagram earlier this week.
“My children and I have been displaced for the past 7 days and we are still praying for the safety of our home but we are lucky. This is truly unimaginable for many and this is our chance to help.”
“It’s a vanilla cake with sliced strawberries and lemon buttercream,” Chambers told Fox News Digital. “And we’ve sold so many in the last few days, and the money goes directly to the LA Fire Department Foundation.”
“We’re turning lemons into lemons,” he said, adding that the flavor makes sense because 90% of the strawberries grown in the United States come from California.
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Fox News Digital’s Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
