Joe Lando was devastated after losing his home in Palisades fire.
During an interview with Fox News Digital Thursday, the “Dr. Quinn” star explained that now that he's able to clear his head, he realizes how much damage his community in Pacific Palisades has done.
“I'm repeating what happened. And I'm feeling a little angry now because I realize that there were a lot of things that happened that morning that probably could have made this much less of the disaster it turned out to be.” Lando said.
“Dr. Quinn” star Joe Lando lost his home during the Palisades fire. (Getty Images)
“I mean, my neighborhood is like Hiroshima,” the actor explained.
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Part of Pacific Palisades still stands, which locals call “Carousoville,” Landow noted.
“Rick Caruso, a land developer, bought a little part of our town and put some stores there,” he explained. “And I think he had his own fire department there on Tuesday, and that's the only thing left. And you could hit one of his buildings from mine with a brick.”
“I mean my neighborhood looks like Hiroshima.”
Lando said Caruso, who lives in Pacific Palisades, was just trying to protect what he had, which is what many residents chose to do, even Lando.
“My son Christian and I stayed behind fighting the fire for hours. I mean hours. (We) threw water on my roof, my neighbor's roof,” he said.
“But I was worried.
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“If that caught fire, my house and my other neighbors would catch fire. So, we were hosing each other's houses down for a while. And then people would definitely slowly come down. And Christian and I stayed there.” “Until the end,” Lando said.
recently, Lando His son had to leave their home. First, they went to his son's apartment in Santa Monica, and the star recognized people from his neighborhood who had moved toward the coast to escape the flames.
A house stands among residences destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Sunday, January 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Joe Lando stayed behind to try to defend his home during the Palisades Fire. (Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)
“And you know, like I said before, if it were just my house, it wouldn't be so hard to bear,” Lando said. “But it's everyone, and it's all we know. It's our world.”
He explained to Fox News Digital that many of his neighbors, including himself, may never be able to rebuild after the Palisades Fire.
WATCH: Joe Lando salutes firefighters who helped defend Pacific Palisades
“They were three-bedroom, two-bathroom homes that belonged to senior citizens. They'll never be able to rebuild here again. I don't know if I'll be able to rebuild, because three months ago this fire, the insurance company Allstate took down my entire street,” Lando said. “.
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Lando expressed frustration and pointed to the tank behind his house that had been “empty” for the past eighteen months.
Buildings burned to the ground after wildfires on January 12, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. (Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images)
Joe Lando expressed his frustration about the lack of preparation that led to the Palisades fire. (Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
“This meant that helicopters could get to the fire in seconds rather than having to go to the ocean and fill it up and then come back to drop it because the fire was there,” he said.
Lando said he is “convinced” someone started the Palisades Fire.
“I saw it right away. This wasn't the climate. This wasn't a downed power line. This wasn't a gardener or a car hitting a rock or anything like that.”
“It was Skull Rock. Someone came in. They lit that fire. Then I watched it go from one spot to two or three spots, and it was five spots. And I know the wind was strong at that point. Probably all those spots.” “The first fire created other spots, but the first puff of smoke at 9 o’clock was a guy starting that fire,” Lando said.
Watch: Joe Lando stayed with his son to defend his home from the Palisades fire
Lando is not the first celebrity Float the arson theory. However, officials said they have not determined the cause of the Palisades fire.
On January 9, authorities deployed arson investigators to the Pacific Palisades area to determine the origin of the fire that consumed thousands of buildings.
He added: “The cause of the fire is still unknown, and it still is.” Under active investigationLos Angeles Fire Chief Christine Crowley said at the time.
An aerial view of beachfront homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire along the Pacific Coast Highway. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
During his interview with Fox News Digital, Lando explained that this is an emotional time for him but he wanted to thank the firefighters and first responders who fought to maintain the Pacific Barriers.
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“I first want to thank all the firefighters, first responders, and people who helped try to save our homes. It's a very dangerous job, and we don't appreciate it until you live through what I just went through with my son and my family,” he said.
While he was evacuating, Jane Seymour opened her home For her co-star in the movie “Dr. Quinn.”
Jane Seymour and Joe Landau starred together in the film “Dr. Quinn.” (CBS via Getty Images)
“My wife and I spent the night in a hotel. Things were still burning out of control. It was full of smoke. Come here, Jane said. There's no smoke in here. The air is clear.” “They didn't have water or electricity here, but it didn't matter, it was a safe place where the air was clear,” Lando said.
WATCH: Joe Lando thanked God for having someone like Jane Seymour in his life
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“I thank God that there is someone like Gene, and there are so many people in the world like Gene. This did something where it brought out the best. And as always, these tragedies bring out the best in us. If we could just hold on to those feelings and remember them, you know, when We grieve for each other.”
