Dennis Quaid‘s defintely cool below strain … stopping to speak to a reporter whereas evacuating his Los Angeles residence within the midst of the fires — and dropping some data for fellow evacuees.

The actor was leaving his residence in Brentwood in a single day after the Pacific Palisades wildfire modified with the wind and began to creep towards the prosperous L.A. neighborhood.

The reporter — working for the native NBC outlet — cracks a joke … saying Dennis is making an attempt to carry out a miracle — placing two 17-year-old women laundry baskets into his Mercedes.

Take a look at the clip … Dennis is clearly laughing on the quip — and, even jumps in to right a reporter after he says the facility went out. Dennis replies they turned it off on function in an effort to forestall downed powerlines from contributing to the blaze.

Dennis then encourages folks to modify off their fuel strains whereas they’re leaving their properties … in hopes of slowing down the diaster.

Quaid retains it mild throughout all this … regardless of the scary scenario on the bottom in West L.A. — although, he will get extra emotional afterward within the speak.

The Palisades Fireplace has bruned greater than 22K acres this week … the biggest of the a number of fires which have sprung up in L.A. it is at present solely about 11% contained — and, 1000’s of individuals have been pressured to evacuate.