Andrew Grensfelder
UCLA cognitive science student and Eagle Scout who gained national attention for heroically saving his family's Pacific Palisades home during the 2025 Palisades Fire, earning Maglite's Tough Civilian Hero Award.
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Aug 27, 2026
Andrew GrensfelderGUEST
Um, and my parents being, you know, kind of seasoned veterans with just fires in the area that typically aren't as large, like, Hey, we're going to stay for a sec.
Andrew GrensfelderGUEST
Cause they, they're typically pretty proactive with the evacuations warning warnings.
Andrew GrensfelderGUEST
And they, they knew like, okay, like we know the ways that we can get out and they, they knew the area very well.
Andrew GrensfelderGUEST
Um, But because of all the traffic of everyone leaving, the Palisades Drive was like the main road out, got completely blocked with cars.
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