Celebrities Flee Their Homes as California Wildfires Force More Evacuations

As strong winds spread the Pacific Palisades fire on Tuesday afternoon, the residents of some of the region’s mansions and desirable homes were forced to evacuate, including some well-known actors and people who work in the entertainment industry.

Among the celebrities forced to react quickly was the actor James Woods, who shared videos on social media showing the billowing smoke and flames in the hills behind his home.

“We are safe and out,” Mr. Woods said in a post on X. “There are several elementary schools in our neighborhood and there was an enormous community effort to evacuate the children safely.”

In one video, Mr. Woods said that he was standing in his driveway preparing to evacuate and that there were planes flying over the area dropping water.

Steve Guttenberg, the actor known for his work in “Police Academy” and other films and who lives in the area, was among the people helping local officials respond to the fire. Mr. Guttenberg briefly appeared on KTLA 5, a local news station, urging residents who were fleeing to leave the keys to their cars in their vehicles so he and others could move them and make space for the fire engines that needed to reach the area.

“People take their keys with them as if they’re in a parking lot,” Mr. Guttenberg said. “We really need people to move their cars.”

Mr. Guttenberg explained that he had friends who were unable to evacuate because of increasing traffic on Palisades Drive. “There are families up there, there are pets up there,” he said. “There are people who really need help.”