Hollywood actress Elizabeth Chambers said the government did not do enough during the presidential election Los Angeles fires.
During an interview with Fox News Digital, Chambers, 42, was asked if she thought city officials did everything they could to contain the Los Angeles fires.
“I think it was a disaster,” she commented. “I don't think anyone was prepared. I think it's on a scale that no one expected.”
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Elizabeth Chambers told Fox News Digital what she got when she and her children had to evacuate during the Los Angeles fires. (Philip Faraone/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)
Chambers shared her feelings about the billionaire real estate developer and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso.
“And then Caruso saved the village of Palisades. … You can become a politician, or you can't. But, at the end of the day, he had the same amount of time as everyone else to prepare. … I mean, it's untouched. It's scary “He didn't touch her.”
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“Music is still playing in Palisades Village, as if it's Disneyland and everything around is destroyed. So, do I think steps have been taken appropriately and quickly enough? Absolutely not.”
Caruso, who ran unsuccessfully against Karen Bass for mayor in 2022, previously said the lack of a water supply as the Palisades Fire reduced millions of dollars' worth of property to ash represented “absolute mismanagement by the city.”
Rick Caruso criticized the water shortage in the Palisades area. (Getty Images)
“There's no water in Palisades. There's no water coming out of the fire hydrants. This is absolute mismanagement by the city. It's not the firefighters' fault, it's the city's fault,” Caruso said. Fox 11 Los Angeles When the fire caught.
Deadly fires broke out in the Los Angeles area on January 7, forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee for safety after their homes and businesses were destroyed. Officials said on Thursday that more than 30 people were still missing, while two additional deaths raised the death toll to 27.
“So, do I think the steps were taken appropriately and quickly enough? Absolutely not.”
Firefighters watch as a helicopter drops water on the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon in Los Angeles on January 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jay Si Hong)
Chambers detailed the moment she had to evacuate as she immediately gathered her and her children's personal belongings.
“She took our passports. She took birth certificates. She took pictures of like… we were around the house… old family pictures,” she explained to Fox News Digital. “I only packed for a few nights.”
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When she was evicted, Chambers said, “she took our passports. She took birth certificates. She took pictures of like…we were all over the house…older family pictures.” (Morgan Lieberman/FilmMagic/Getty Images)
The TV personality has two children from her ex-husband. armie hammer, She shared how she explained the tragic California wildfires to her young children, daughter Harper, 10, and son Ford, 7.
“I think that with anything parenting involved, you have to be the pilot. If the pilot panics, the passengers panic. And I approach parenting that way in general,” she told Fox News Digital. .
Chambers has two children with ex-husband Armie Hammer, daughter Harper, 10, and son Ford, 7. (Paul Bruenog/Patrick McMullan)
“But if the pilot's not panicking and saying everything's fine, and you know you're about to crash, then you also don't trust the pilot. So, you know, it's transparency. It's really honest conversations that are about reassurance.”
“You can say that a lot of people are losing their homes now. We have everything that is important. Regardless, we are a family. We are healthy, we are together. We will always have a place to live, and that's what you can say,” she pointed out.
WATCH: Elizabeth Chambers raises money for Los Angeles fires with charity donuts
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Chambers is helping raise money for California wildfire victims through her charity Cupcake for a Cause.
The owner of Bird Bakery is donating 100% of the proceeds from these Strawberry Lemon Cupcakes to the Los Angeles Fire Department through February 1st.
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“For nearly 13 years in business, we have consistently created CUPCAKE FOR A CAUSE™️ to benefit many tragedies and events in our community and beyond, and this is no exception,” Chambers posted on Instagram earlier this week. .
“My children and I have been evacuated for the past seven days and are still praying for the safety of our home, but we are the lucky ones. This has truly been the most devastating and unimaginable event for many, and this is our opportunity to help.”
“It's a vanilla cake with folded strawberry slices and lemon buttercream,” Chambers told Fox News Digital. “We've already sold a lot of them in the last few days, and that money goes directly to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation.”
She noted that the flavor makes sense because 90% of all strawberries grown in the United States come from California, and “we turn lemons into lemonade.”
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Fox News Digital's Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
