Palisades wildfire: Candace Cameron Bure fears families, small businesses will not recover from damage
Candace Cameron Bure shared her fears that Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood will struggle to recover after wildfires destroyed a high-rise.
The Palisades Fire, fueled by strong Santa Ana winds and burning in the Santa Monica Mountains Tuesday morning, has already burned more than 15,000 acres and destroyed more than 1,000 structures, Fox Weather reported Wednesday.
Bure, who has lived in Pacific Palisades for more than three decades, told Fox News Digital that he is “beyond words” to describe the impact the fire can have on families and small businesses.
“Everything changes,” the actor said Wednesday afternoon.
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Candace Cameron Bure shared that she is “speechless” to describe the impact the Palisades fire will have on residents and businesses in the area. (Getty Images)
And because the destruction is so great, I can’t imagine how long it will take to rebuild,” Bure continued. “And who knows if small businesses will ever be able to recover or rebuild, depending on what their insurance claims are and all that kind of stuff.
“There are many insurances for firefighters [companies] stop them completely in these places in the canyons,” he added. “I know when we lived there, we couldn’t get fire insurance. And, so, when you think about these things, it’s overwhelming for people to go through. “
“It changes everything.”
The “Full House” alum noted that Pacific Palisades is a close-knit community of homes and especially small businesses. Although the long-term impact of the fire is uncertain, Bure expressed his confidence that residents will pull together.
“It’s a really special package of Los Angeles where health and family and community are important,” she said. “And, so, I know in that sense that this community will come together. Malibu will come together. We did it in the past. We will do it again.”
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Pacific Palisades, nestled in the hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean, covers 23,431 acres between Malibu and Santa Monica. Firefighters continue to battle the Palisades fire, which has burned more than 15,800 acres, Fox News reported Wednesday.
In this area of the wealthy, several celebrities live who were affected by this big fire. A growing list of stars, including James Woods, Sandra Lee and Steve Guttenberg shared updates after the release on Tuesday afternoon.
The Palisades fire is one of six fires that have broken out in Los Angeles County since Wednesday, according to Cal Fire. Six fires are zero percent contained, authorities said. Five people died in the Eaton fire, which has been burning in Altadena, near Pasadena, since Tuesday afternoon.
Bure and his family have lived in Pacific Palisades for more than 30 years. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Bure told Fox News Digital that seeing the inferno’s devastation in Pacific Palisades was “heartbreaking.”
“I’m staring out my window right now watching the mountain burn,” he said. “It’s very sad. And very emotionally draining. We lived in the Palisades for 30 years. We just sold our house last year. But all our friends in our community are still very much.
“This is where we raised our children,” added Bure. “And they went to school, and we went to church and we got frozen yogurt and we bought groceries. And to see it completely destroyed — it’s sad and it hurts. And it’s sad. And we have so many friends and just family, and countless people that we know personally that have lost their homes.
In this area of the wealthy, several celebrities live who were affected by this big fire. (Michael Ho Wai Lee/Sipa via AP)
“I think the hardest thing right now is that we’re still watching it burn,” added Bure. “The winds aren’t getting any better. It’s not supposed to really come down until tomorrow at 6. So, it’s like you’re trying so hard, you know, you want to do something, but there’s not much you can do. Until it settles down and it feels like it’s going to be forever.
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More than 100,000 residents in Los Angeles County are still under evacuation orders. Bure told Fox News Digital that he has been in contact with his former neighbors since fleeing the Palisades fire on Tuesday.
“I’ve been talking to them all the time,” Bure said. “Everyone has been evacuated.”
The Palisades Fire has burned more than 15,800 acres, Fox News reported Wednesday afternoon. (Etienne Laurent/AP)
Bure explained that she and her husband Valeri Bure watched the damage in their neighborhood through videos posted on social media.
“The most difficult thing now is that we are still watching it burn.”
“There are houses that are still there, and many that are gone,” he said. “We also have friends like that [were] they are still waiting to see if their house is still there and confirm that they have lost everything. So, yes, it’s very difficult.”
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“It’s like you want to help, and there’s not much you can do right now,” Bure added.
Bure and her husband Valeri have been in contact with their old neighbors who fled the area. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
As a longtime resident of Pacific Palisades, Bure recalled that she and her family have experienced many wildfires over the years. However, he said their most painful experience came when the Glass fire swept through Northern California’s Napa Valley in 2020 and threatened their home in the area.
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“We thought we were going to lose our home,” he recalled. “We didn’t do that. But the flames came out, the firemen were able to save our home there.
“So, yeah, we’ve seen it. It’s sad, and it’s scary. And there’s something about fire against everything. [other] natural disasters. I mean they are all bad and scary.
“However, when it comes to fire, it turns out – you look, and it sounds like hell.”
