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Dolvett Quince, a personal trainer best known for his appearances on seasons 12 to 17 of Biggest Loser, is one of many to use social media Californians lost from their homes as wildfires spread across Los Angeles County.
Quince says this is the first he’s heard of it Fire on social media and that he could see the smoke from his home just 2 miles from the Palisades.
“I stayed that night. It was very difficult to breathe in my house because you could smell the ash and there was only smoke in the air. It got down my throat, through my nose, through my eyes, to my dogs.” Same thing, and we all decided to pack a bag just in case. And then the next day we got an evacuation notice,” he said.
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Celebrity trainer Dolvett Quince talks about the moments before his evacuation during the California wildfires.
Quince says when he first saw the smoke when the fires started he thought, what a shame. At the time he didn’t realize the severity of what had happened, but when he got home today it was bad.
“Lots of tree bushes, lots of things blown down by the wind. There is still a lot of debris on the streets from the damage to the trees. I think we still have a long way to go to clean things up… it looks pretty bad,” he says.
As always, he remains optimistic. I remind you that there have been so many other disasters over the years.
“Katrina survived; Puerto Rico survived. Correct? They were able to recover. I think because California has so many resources, the people who live here want to see their city better managed and managed better. “I think people are going to take action to make sure that we come back stronger,” Quince said.
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Firefighters work from deck as the Palisades Fire burns a beachfront property on January 8, 2025 in Malibu, California. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
The community around him is already showing signs of this recovers.
“I’ve seen people helping others with bottled water, and that’s exactly what I’m going to do when I come here with you and go out into the community and help people,” he said. “I think there has been an energetic shift here in Los Angeles where people are actually looking out for each other and helping others.”
Like most wildfire victims, he expressed some disappointment about it Government readiness in an area known for frequent fires and earthquakes.
“I feel like we know what the problem is, but we weren’t prepared for the problem even though we knew it,” he said. “We pay too many taxes to get this limited supply.”
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However, he did Praise the firefighters We thank the entire region and neighboring countries for their rapid response and assistance and say they deserve more for all their hard work.
“The response time of the firefighters and the first responders, the firefighters and the firefighters who came was amazing, absolutely amazing,” Quince said enthusiastically. “Firefighters should be paid more, firefighters should be valued more, and I think as a state, especially in states that are prone to fires, I think there should be a bump there. We should definitely care enough about your hard work and what you have to go through to sacrifice your lives and those of your families to do the work you do. We should take better care of them.
