Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers found himself in the position of many Californians this week — fleeing from the massive wildfires that are burning across the state.  At one point, he reached out to show he was safe with his family, but no sure if he still had a house to call home.

As it turns out, his place was sparred — thanks to his neighbor who stayed behind and stood guard on the neighborhood armed with a garden hose and balls of steel.  Both Instagram posts follow below.

But many other residents of the state are not as lucky.  They could use a hand —sooner than later.  Consider donating to the American Red Cross.  Or check below, for Music for Relief.  Thanks.  — [eric]

Firefighters are risking their lives to keep families safe from harm. Join us and give to the Fire Relief Fund for first responders and communities impacted by #CaliforniaFires https://t.co/svrEOTjLVj pic.twitter.com/aoFmB3wjBi

— Music for Relief (@MusicForRelief) November 11, 2018

 

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We’re not sure if our house has burnt down or not, so we are taking solace in a good face masking

A post shared by Flea (@flea333) on Nov 9, 2018 at 10:00pm PST

 

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Jimi Hendrix saw these Southern California daze when he sang look at the sky turn hellfire red someone’s house is burning down down down down. The Los Angeles air is thick with smoke, ash, and ember and the danger has not passed. My house might have burned down down last night were it not for my friend Eric (in the second pic) who defied the evacuation orders and stayed up all through the night armed with his wits and a garden hose, and put out all the little fires at my house and my neighbors, saving our asses. He is a brave and beautiful, a selfless and kind man. So I was able to go be silly with my kids today and go get our nails painted funny colors, without bearing the heavy weariness of having lost all my stuff. We are not out of the woods yet, but with people like eric around we are gonna be ok. Times like these we have to do everything we can to help each other, listen to each other, step up for our neighbors. Empathy is everything, our greatest trait.

A post shared by Flea (@flea333) on Nov 10, 2018 at 10:49pm PST

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