Rebuild:LA Episode 056: Fighting One Fire, While the Other Burns Down Your Home, with Eaton Fire Survivor, LAFD Captain Jerry Puga, and Los Angeles Firemen’s Relief Association President, Captain Chris Stine

The first of our special two-part holiday edition of Rebuild:LA has host Cameron Barrett sitting down with an Eaton Fire survivor and the president of an organization that lent him a hand. What makes the conversation unique is that both guests are Los Angeles Fire Department Captains. Captain Jerry Puga lost his home in the Eaton Fire, evacuating with his family just minutes before the fire took out his whole neighborhood. And his friend, Captain Chris Stine, is the President of the Los Angeles Firemen's Relief Association (LAFRA), an organization that's been helping those who help others for nearly 120 years. In this season of giving, we hear from Jerry and Chris about the power of helping others.

Next week, part two will delve into the Puga family's struggle to return home, and the work the Relief Association has shouldered, helping more than 30 families of LAFD members affected by the fires.

Resources:

• LAFRA's Fundraising Golf Event
• Jerry Puga's Fire Story in Pictures
• Widows, Orphans, and Disabled Firefighters' Fund
• LAFRA
• JM Eagle
• Gary Sinise Foundation