The Woolsey wildfire topped 35,000 acres today and over 148,000 homes have had mandatory evacuations. Among the evacuees were several celebrities from communities including Calabasas, Malibu, as well as Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Hidden Hills and surrounding areas.
VIDEO: @LACoFireAirOps Firehawk helicopter flying along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on the way to protect life and property. This is a historic event. Please follow the direction of local authorities. (Original video, ok to use with credit) @VCFD @LACoFD #WoolseyFire pic.twitter.com/SvZSfipzfk
— LACoFireAirOps (@LACoFireAirOps) November 10, 2018
Some of the celebs took to social media to give status updates and thanking people for their help and concern. Alyssa Milano, Guillermo del Toro and Rainn Wilson were among them. Lady Gaga posted photos of her evacuating her Malibu home.
Unfortunately, TMZ reported that Caitlyn Jenner had lost her home Friday as the fire spread across the hills of Malibu.
I just had to evacuate my home from the fires. I took my kids, dogs, computer and my Doc Marten boots.
(Husband is in NY. Horses are being evacuated by my trainer.)
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) November 9, 2018
Horses are finally safe. My children are safe. My home is in jeopardy but… everything with a heartbeat is safe. Thank you all for your concern.
To those who insisted on still being hurtful because our political affiliation is different, you are what is wrong with the country.
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) November 9, 2018
I heard the flames have hit our property at our home in Hidden Hills but now are more contained and have stopped at the moment. It doesn’t seems like it is getting worse right now, I just pray the winds are in our favor. God is good. I’m just praying everyone is safe 🙏🏼
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) November 9, 2018
Fire Fighters, I love you and thank you for doing all that you can to keep us safe!
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) November 9, 2018
My House has been evacuated due to nearby fires in Thousand Oaks. (The pigs & dogs are fine, thank you) Please send your prayers to the people of Thousand Oaks and the victims of the shooting that are now having to evacuate their homes and neighborhoods. Then send them some cash.
— RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) November 9, 2018
My house is in that. #WoolseyFire pic.twitter.com/dNLhcpiD38
— RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) November 9, 2018
Evacuated last night. Bleak House and the collection may be endangered but the gift of life remains. Thousand Oaks and Agoura are still in danger. Malibu is being evacuated.
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) November 9, 2018
Evacuados anoche de las casas que contienen la coleccion (Bleak House) porque el incendio ya esta en Agoura, Malibu y se extiende. Las cosas- a ver que pasa, pero yo aqui le sigo. Abrazos.
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) November 9, 2018
Now…..fires all around. We may be next in line to evacuate. So many friends have already left their homes. What a sad day 4 our community
— Scott Baio (@ScottBaio) November 9, 2018
Well, well, as if life needed to get more interesting…we have a mandatory evacuation of our home due to the #Woolseyfire . We have gone to a hotel in Santa Monica where we will stay until we can return. Send love and strength to our amazing California firefighters. #safe
— Melissa Etheridge (@metheridge) November 9, 2018
Ways to help victims and evacuees
Many evacuees were forced into Evacuation shelters in Woodland Hills. But with the rising number of evacuees, the centers have been pushed to capacity. Below is information on ways to help.
Donate to the Ventura County Community Foundation
The Ventura County Community Foundation has established the Hill Fire/Woolsey Fire Sudden and Urgent Needs Effort Fund to support the immediate needs of community nonprofit organizations serving those affected by the wildfires.
Donate cash or supplies to the Humane Society of Ventura County
The Humane Society of Ventura County is open for those who have been evacuated and are in need of sanctuary for dogs, cats, horses or other domesticated animals. They said they are in need of 40-gallon horse water troughs and horse electrolytes. Supplies donations can be dropped off at the shelter at 402 Bryant St. in Ojai.
Those who cannot bring supplies to the shelter can make cash donations on HSVC’s website.
Donate to the United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Those wishing to support the United Way of Greater Los Angeles’s wildfire relief efforts can make a cash donation to the organization’s Disaster Relief Fund on its website. The organization’s relief efforts focus specifically on helping homeless and low-income individuals recover after fires and other natural disasters in the area.
Donate, volunteer with the Red Cross
Those who wish to make cash donations to support Red Cross relief efforts can do so on the Red Cross website or over the phone by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS.
The Red Cross accepts applications for volunteers on its website. Volunteer work ranges from phone calls, data entry and client registration, to shelter support and supply replenishment.
Make a cash donation to the Los Angeles County Animal Care Foundation
The County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control has opened multiple shelter sites to take in animals displaced by the fires. You can make a cash donation to the Los Angeles County Animal Care Foundation’s Noah’s Legacy Fund to support the department’s disaster relief efforts.
Donations will be used to fund food, shelter and medical care for dogs, cats, horses and other domesticated animals sheltered during a disaster.