As crews battle fast-moving wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of structures and forced thousands to evacuate in the Spokane area, one wildfire survivor is urging Americans to prepare before disaster strikes.Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate and reality personality Spencer Pratt, whose Pacific Palisades home was destroyed in the 2025 Palisades Fire, said the devastation unfolding in Spokane is a warning for communities across the country."My deepest sympathies to the folks in Spokane who just lost everything in an instant," Pratt wrote in a lengthy social media post Sunday."Nothing can really prepare you for this devastation."Pratt, who has been outspoken about the emotional and financial toll of losing his own home, warned that communities across the country should not assume they are immune from similar disasters.PALISADES FIRE SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY DRIVEN BY 'SOCIETAL REVENGE,' BEHAVIORAL ANALYST TESTIFIES IN COURTFormer reality television star Spencer Pratt, who lost his home in the Palisades fire, has been an outspoken critic of California leaders over their management of the wildfire recovery efforts.
(MEGA/GC Images)"And everyone else, take heed...this is coming for you, too," he wrote.
"Don't wait til the fire is at your patio door."He urged families to have an evacuation plan in place before disaster strikes, cautioning that wildfires often spread too quickly to leave time for last-minute decisions.WOULD THIS SURVIVAL POD MAKE YOU FEEL SAFER?"Have a plan.Don't expect government to be there to save your home," Pratt wrote.
"Don't expect the fire to wait until you're at home and awake and ready...think about what happens when the fire comes at 2AM dead asleep, or when you're at work downtown, or 3 beers in on a river float 20 miles from home and your cats are all locked inside.
You seldom get a real warning before the fire comes."Pratt also reflected on the heartbreaking losses families face beyond their homes."As of now, I've not seen any reports of f...