LA firefighters heaped with praise after saving photo albums and family heirlooms from homes in Palisades fire
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Footage of firefighters saving photo albums and family heirlooms from a burning house in the Palisades has captured the hearts of millions - as fires continue to ravage Los Angeles. As per an NBC News report, fire crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department's No. 37 station in Westwood were battling the fire on Tuesday when they made the effort to save sentimental items from the burning home.
![[The firefighters said they were hoping the retrieved items would give the homeowners some comfort amid their loss]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/15/93961373-14271023-image-a-14_1736522343090.jpg)
In a now-viral clip shared online, the heroic firefighters can be seen walking out carrying albums and setting them down across the road before heading back into the blaze. There appears to be around two dozen albums that have already been rescued from the catastrophic fire.
![[Dozens of blocks were flattened in the upscale Pacific Palisades neighborhood which is home to a slew of A-list celebrities]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/15/93951361-14271023-In_this_aerial_view_taken_from_a_helicopter_burned_homes_are_see-a-15_1736522655315.jpg)
'Just trying to save some photos,' one firefighter said as he set down the armful of photos away from the burning property. In another clip, two firefighters are then seen retrieving a grandfather clock and several other pieces of furniture from the house.
![[In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, burned homes are seen from above during the Palisades fire in Malibu, Los Angeles county, California on January 9, 2025]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/15/93948835-14271023-In_this_aerial_view_taken_from_a_helicopter_burned_homes_are_see-a-16_1736522659527.jpg)
NBCLA reporter Karma Dickerson, who witnessed the incredible act of kindness, said the firefighters were doing their best to save some of the sentimental items that were inside the home. 'I was watching them carry out family's keepsakes. It was pretty extraordinary for them to make that a priority understanding that the house would likely be lost,' Dickerson said.
![[Fire crews walk as they battle the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/15/93944483-14271023-Fire_crews_walk_as_they_battle_the_Kenneth_Fire_in_the_West_Hill-a-17_1736522678537.jpg)
