LAFD Captain Jerry Puga lost his home in the Eaton Fire — as did his firefighter son, his daughter and her boyfriend, who also works for the department
- A Los Angeles firefighting family lost their home in the Eaton Fire
- As the rest of their family evacuated, Captain Jerry Puga and his son initially stayed behind to help, before having to leave themselves
- His daughter Ally Puga, whose firefighter boyfriend went back to work after their home burned down, tells PEOPLE that her family’s story shows how “even in the face of tragedy” they “put other people in front of themselves
Los Angeles City Fire Department Captain Jerry Puga lost his home in the Eaton Fire — as did his firefighter son, his daughter and her boyfriend, who also works for the department.
The day the L.A. fires began coincided with Jerry’s first day back at work after having surgery.
Because he was assigned to “light duty,” Jerry, 50, couldn’t work a 24-hour shift, and after helping to deliver command vehicles to the Palisades he was sent home. After dinner, his wife told him she heard the Eaton Fire was spreading to Altadena…