Malibu man thanks firefighters who saved his residence from LA wildfires

A Malibu man drove south this week to attend a ceremony honoring the El Segundo firefighters of Engine 31 C Platoon who assisted with the massively harmful Palisades Fireplace to personally thank them for saving his residence. 

Dr. Anthony Nesburn advised FOX 11 that he wouldn’t have missed the ceremony, sharing that not solely had been the firefighters in a position to spare his home, however additionally they left him a observe in his mailbox. 

The observe stated that the home to the fitting of his was engulfed in flames and the fence separating the 2 houses was about to catch his on fireplace, “and we saved the hearth from that door.” 

He stated he was so grateful for the letter, “as a result of I didn’t understand how the home survived.” 

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Dr. Anthony Nesburn advised FOX 11 that he wouldn’t have missed the ceremony, sharing that not solely had been the firefighters in a position to spare his home, however additionally they left him a observe in his mailbox.  (FOX 11)

It is an essential bit of excellent information after Nesburn’s spouse died final yr. He advised FOX 11 he felt  she was watching over him as the hearth raged. 

The observe from firefighters additionally added, “We’re so sorry for the devastation your neighborhood has endured.”  

In addition to a charred facet door, Nesburn’s residence stays utterly intact. Lots of his neighbors, nevertheless, weren’t so fortunate, and his son, who lives within the Pacific Palisades, additionally misplaced his. 

A Malibu man drove south this week to attend a ceremony honoring the El Segundo firefighters of Engine 31 C Platoon who assisted with the massively harmful Palisades Fireplace to personally thank them for saving his residence.  (FOX 11)

“That was one in every of our prouder moments being on the incident,” El Segundo firefighter Matt Goodenough advised FOX 11 of with the ability to shield Nesburn’s ocean view residence. “There’s many homes we saved, however that one particularly was simply a kind of that we had been proud to type of put – I don’t know should you heard concerning the pink ribbon, however hanging the pink ribbon was a sign of a save.” 

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Aftermath of the Palisdes Fireplace within the Pacific Palisades.  (David Hume Kennerly/Getty Photos))

El Segundo firefighter Bryan Partlow stated within the 20 years he’s been on the job, he’s by no means seen winds like they skilled in the course of the Palisades Fireplace. 

The view from Nesburn’s deck.  (FOX 11)

“The winds had been unbelievable,” he stated. “We already had an uphill battle.” 

He added, “We go on the market and we do the job. We deal with the duty, and we return to the station, and we don’t usually discuss what we do. It’s a really humbling feeling.” 

Nesburn’s residence was saved from the fires.  (FOX 11)

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Hundreds of individuals have been left homeless by the Palisades Fireplace and the Eaton Fireplace, additional east, that each sparked final month and only recently have been 100% contained after weeks of battling them.