Dick Van Dykeis feeling extra grateful for his neighbors.
It was coming over the hill, you could see it, Van Dyke told theTodayshow.
Just before evacuating, the actor was outside unwinding his fire hose.
Dick Van Dyke, winner, poses at the 51st annual Daytime Emmys Awards at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles on June 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images
I was trying to crawl to the car, he said.
I had exhausted myself.
I couldnt get up.
It was then that his neighbors showed up.
The actor turns 99 tomorrow, Dec. 13.
Were praying hell be ok and that our community inSerra Retreatwill survive these terrible fires.
