20 Of The Most Wholesome Moments Photographed Amidst The LA Fires

Every dark cloud has a silver lining, and in the midst of the current chaos caused by the LA wildfires, there are still noteworthy moments that restore our faith in humanity. Since the 7th of Jan, the raging fires have caused massive destruction across Los Angeles County, but despite the tragic nature of events occurring, its citizens have shown their big hearts and wholesome attempts to care for their communities. Scroll below to check out this unexpectedly heartwarming collection of photos that prove how kindness perseveres even in the face of devastation.

#1 Horses rescued from massive California fires

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#2 Running From the L.A. Fires With Nowhere to Go At the Pasadena Civic Center, escapees have gathered to wait out disaster.

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#4 More than 200 animals — a mix of horses, alpacas, pigs, goats and more — are now being housed at a college equestrian center after they had to be evacuated from the Los Angeles wildfires, an animal care and control officer said.

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#6 An NBCLA reporter offered to hold onto paintings for a resident who was evacuating from one of the multiple California wildfires on bike.

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#8 Every life counts. This man risk it all to rescue the bunny

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#13 “In Altadena, California, a firefighter consoled a dog that was wandering the charred streets with one hand, while also working to extinguish the flames engulfing the neighborhood with the other. A local rescue later found the dog and brought it to safety”

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#14 As the fire still rages on and @calfire @losangelesfiredepartment and all the available first responders and agencies involved in fighting fire and saving lives are still hard at work and neighbors and friends are banding together to save each other, my husband and I and our children have pledged $1 million from our Family Foundation to start a fund of support for our great city and state and the great people who live and love there. I’m in communication with Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass and Senator Schiff as to where those funds need to be directed for the most impact.

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#15 83-year-old with Parkinson’s escapes L.A. fires thanks to his son-in-law and his own heroic efforts.

Aaron Samson was home caring for his 83-year-old father-in-law, who has Parkinson’s Disease, in the Pacific Palisades then they got an alert about the horrific wildfire.
While in traffic, Samson and his father-in-law were ordered to get out of the car as the flames were getting closer.
Samson helped his father-in-law down a hill to safety.

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#17 Woman who runs 2 Calif. vet hospitals opens homes to pets fleeing L.A. fires

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#18 “Firefighters responding to the Palisades Fire saved several belongings from a burning home. LAFD’s No. 37 station was on Lachman Lane battling the fire when some firefighters began moving photo albums, a grandfather clock and other belongings”

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#19 Nurse Who Raced to Flee the L.A. Fires Thought Her Home Was Spared, Then She Saw What Was Left. But she has not lost hope and said: “But I’m grateful because we’re all alive. We all made it out”. Support her and her family in the link under the photo.

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#20 At least we were warned

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