Chuck Lorre Shares Heartfelt On-Air Tribute to L.A. Firefighters Who Saved His Home: 'You Spared Me Incredible Heartache'

Chuck Lorre is offering his thanks to first responders.

At the end of his CBS comedy Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage on Jan. 30, the vanity card written by the producer offered a message to the Los Angeles firefighters. After flames blazed across the city, endangering his own home, Lorre revealed it was saved.

“To the crew of the LAFD Fire Truck 14,” Lorre wrote. “You saved my home. You made a snap decision to stop a rampaging fire that had already destroyed my neighbor’s house. In doing so, you spared me incredible heartache. There are no words that can adequately express my gratitude.”

“Maybe I can buy all you guys a nice dinner and you can watch a grown man cry tears of joy over his chicken parm,” he continued. “Let me know. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Chuck Lorre.”

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While Lorre’s house was spared, many can’t say the same. After the fires first sparked in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods of L.A. on Jan. 7, nearly 30 deaths were reported and thousands of structures were lost.

Several celebrities, along with over 80,000 displaced residents, were impacted by the fires occurring in L.A. in January. Cameron Mathison, Leighton Meester and Adam Brody, Anna Faris, Ricki Lake, Cary Elwes and Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag all confirmed that their homes were destroyed.

Others, like Lorre, Tara Lipinski, Chrissy Teigen, and Britney Spears, were forced to evacuate as the flames rapidly spread.

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Pratt later filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power for the loss of their home. According to the documents, filed in California's Superior Court in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, Jan. 21, Pratt and Montag argue that the devastating fire was "an inescapable and unavoidable consequence" due to how the city and LADWP allegedly managed water supply in the area.

“The Palisades Fire was an inescapable and unavoidable consequence of the egregious failure of the water supply system servicing areas in and around Pacific Palisades, including having an empty water reservoir. This failure was a substantial factor in causing my clients and others to suffer enormous losses,” stated Peter McNulty of the McNulty Law Firm and the attorney for the Pratts. "We intend to hold the City of Los Angeles accountable.”

PEOPLE reached out to attorneys for LADWP and the city of Los Angeles for comment, but did not receive a response.

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