Press – Altadena Fires

Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are helping families devastated by the Eaton and Palisades wildfires.

Los Angeles, CA – January 15, 2025 – Producer and Actor, Jaime P. Gomez has tragically shared that he lost his home in the deadly wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, California. The prolific actor, writer, director, producer and CEO of Sandbar Films, is among those who have evacuated areas of Los Angeles due to the wildfires sweeping across the county.

Jaime Gomez, heard there might be evacuations in his Altadena, California, neighborhood, situated just below Eaton Canyon in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, because of an approaching wildfire that broke out in the early evening of Jan. 7. So, he went outside to have a look. “I walked out and all I saw was orange,” he said. “The sky was orange, and the wind was blowing about a hundred miles an hour. Leaves from palm trees were bursting into flames and shooting over houses.”

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