Watch Duty, first responders and Steve Guttenberg: Jimmy Kimmel's ode to 'superheroes' of L.A. fires
Jimmy Kimmel praised the Watch Duty app, Steve Guttenberg and first responders in his first opening monologue since the start of the 'very scary' L.A. fires.
Jimmy Kimmel is moved by community support and the commitment of first responders amid a dark period of L.A. history defined by devastating wildfires and immense loss.
Returning Monday to his late-night TV slot, Kimmel delivered an emotional opening monologue about the âvery scary, very stressful, very strange week here in L.A.â Several fires broke out last week across Southern California, stoked by a âlife-threatening and destructiveâ windstorm. The most devastating blazes, in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, continue to burn and have damaged or destroyed more than 12,000 structures and killed 24 people.
âItâs been terrible,â Kimmel said after reflecting on the fires, including the since-extinguished Sunset fire that threatened his studio in Hollywood. âEveryone who lives in this city knows someone, most of us multiple people â families, friends, colleagues, neighbors â whose houses burned down, and the truth is we donât even know itâs over.â
The last week has been a âsickening, shocking, awful experience,â but Kimmel also said a bright spot has been the âbeauty from seeing the community coming together to support each other.â After briefly chiding President-elect Donald Trump for railing against California politicians, Kimmel turned the spotlight onto first responders, including the inmate crews that have been battling the wildfires.
âWe should never stop thanking them,â Kimmel said. In addition to local and out-of-state first responders, the Emmy-winning host also lauded police, the National Guard, local news reporters and the Watch Duty app.
âReal superheroes,â he added.
Kimmelâs opening segment also praised the Angelenos who have organized donation drives, businesses that have offered support to affected residents and âunexpected heroâ Steve Guttenberg. Since last week, the âPolice Academyâ star has remained in his Palisades neighborhood to aid emergency efforts. Guttenberg told Kimmel his latest mission has included saving a dog and putting out small fires in the area.
Although the fires have brought devastation, Kimmel said, the last week has also been full of various lessons â including those on firefighting terminology and emergency responses.
âI feel like Iâm an expert now,â he joked. âBefore this happened, most of what I knew about fire safety came from watching âPaw Patrol.ââ
The final minutes of Kimmelâs 15-minute monologue featured a super-cut of local coverage highlighting community efforts, including donation drives and free meal services.
On Monday, the âJimmy Kimmel Live!â team announced its efforts to give back to people affected by the fires. The production has set up a donation center behind its Hollywood studio, at 6901 Hawthorn Ave. The center will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily until Friday.
SoCal residents should remain vigilant this week as officials voiced concern that a new round of strong winds, paired with dry fuel and low humidity, could result in new fires starting or existing blazes expanding. An unprecedented fourth âparticularly dangerous situationâ fire weather warning took effect Tuesday morning and is expected to last through Wednesday, affecting swaths of Los Angeles County and surrounding counties.
âLife-threatening and destructive and widespread winds are already here,â Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said during a news conference Tuesday. âWe are taking an aggressive, lean forward posture ... strategically placing fire patrols and engines in the unimpacted high fire risk areas in the city. We are carefully managing our operations to ensure that we can quickly respond to any new fires.â
Times staff writers Rong-Gon Lin II, Hannah Fry and Grace Toohey contributed to this report.
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