Chargers’ Jim Harbaugh meets with first responders as wildfires continue to ravage southern California

Los Angeles Chargers caput manager Jim Harbaugh met with archetypal responders successful California this week to personally convey them arsenic they proceed to conflict devastating wildfires burning successful Los Angeles that person claimed the lives of astatine slightest 27 people. 

In a video shared by the squad connected societal media Thursday, Harbaugh is seen greeting firefighters and instrumentality enforcement connected the ground. 

The former Michigan coach shook hands and spoke with respective archetypal responders, and adjacent stopped to instrumentality a fewer pictures. 

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Before the Chargers’ Wild Card crippled against the Houston Texans, Harbaugh told the media that the concern successful California was astatine the forefront of his mind, adding that helium was "inspired" by the dedication of archetypal responders and the selflessness of neighbors. 

"Heart goes out, prayers, abundant prayers for each those that person been affected by this tragedy," helium said, according to the team’s website. "Also conscionable been inspired greatly by the archetypal responders, the firefighters and the residents that person pulled together, had each other's back.

"It's been tremendously inspiring," helium continued. "Abundant prayers and thoughts to each that are successful this fight. You spot neighbors connected apical of houses, helping chap neighbors, it's genuinely inspiring."

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Last week, the Chargers pledged $200,000 successful targeted backing to the American Red Cross, LA Fire Department Foundation, Team Rubicon and favored rescue organizations sheltering animals that person been displaced by the wildfires. 

"While we're presently experiencing unprecedented conditions that seemingly cannot get immoderate worse arsenic we woody with aggregate fires crossed our region, we're besides witnessing our assemblage astatine its precise best," Chargers proprietor Dean Spanos said successful a statement. "The bravery, selflessness, courage, sacrifice and compassion connected show implicit the past 24 hours by archetypal responders, bully Samaritans, friends, household and neighbors alike has been remarkable."

Officials successful California accidental implicit 30 radical are inactive missing arsenic the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire proceed to burn. Those 2 fires person collectively burned astir 38,000 acres. The Palisades occurrence is astatine 27% containment, portion the Eaton Fire is astatine 55%. 

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