James Devón Johnson (JD)

Like, we're having some drinks and dinner and stuff like that. I'm having a great time. And I'm like...

Like, we're having some drinks and dinner and stuff like that. I'm having a great time. And I'm like...

shit i could i could help yeah and i actually had a non-profit too uh california certified 501c3 veterans for humanity and i had to let go of it because we just didn't have enough funding to keep it going but the non-profit was still active and in a disaster zone non-profits that are structured like mine are legally allowed to go help out yeah so i'm like

shit i could i could help yeah and i actually had a non-profit too uh california certified 501c3 veterans for humanity and i had to let go of it because we just didn't have enough funding to keep it going but the non-profit was still active and in a disaster zone non-profits that are structured like mine are legally allowed to go help out yeah so i'm like

shit i could i could help yeah and i actually had a non-profit too uh california certified 501c3 veterans for humanity and i had to let go of it because we just didn't have enough funding to keep it going but the non-profit was still active and in a disaster zone non-profits that are structured like mine are legally allowed to go help out yeah so i'm like

OK, well, you know, liability wise, I can go out there. I know my capabilities. So I started hitting up my WhatsApp chats like, hey, who wants to help instantaneously? Some guys from the Sean Kelly chat, actually. Yeah, you're in that one, too, right? Yeah, yeah. I posted on there like, hey, I'm rallying up a group of volunteers. You know, we're going to need some funding.

OK, well, you know, liability wise, I can go out there. I know my capabilities. So I started hitting up my WhatsApp chats like, hey, who wants to help instantaneously? Some guys from the Sean Kelly chat, actually. Yeah, you're in that one, too, right? Yeah, yeah. I posted on there like, hey, I'm rallying up a group of volunteers. You know, we're going to need some funding.

OK, well, you know, liability wise, I can go out there. I know my capabilities. So I started hitting up my WhatsApp chats like, hey, who wants to help instantaneously? Some guys from the Sean Kelly chat, actually. Yeah, you're in that one, too, right? Yeah, yeah. I posted on there like, hey, I'm rallying up a group of volunteers. You know, we're going to need some funding.

We're going to need boots on the ground. Instantaneously, people are like, what's your cash app? I'm like, oh, shit. Okay, well, I got other people's money now, so this is real. Yeah. And I took some of my own as well and went to Home Depot, bought a whole bunch of PPE, proper masks, goggles, fire retardant shit.

We're going to need boots on the ground. Instantaneously, people are like, what's your cash app? I'm like, oh, shit. Okay, well, I got other people's money now, so this is real. Yeah. And I took some of my own as well and went to Home Depot, bought a whole bunch of PPE, proper masks, goggles, fire retardant shit.

We're going to need boots on the ground. Instantaneously, people are like, what's your cash app? I'm like, oh, shit. Okay, well, I got other people's money now, so this is real. Yeah. And I took some of my own as well and went to Home Depot, bought a whole bunch of PPE, proper masks, goggles, fire retardant shit.

And I also had my own emergency supplies, like I'm sure you do too, being law enforcement background. You keep the go bag.

And I also had my own emergency supplies, like I'm sure you do too, being law enforcement background. You keep the go bag.

And I also had my own emergency supplies, like I'm sure you do too, being law enforcement background. You keep the go bag.

Yeah. So I grabbed that shit, load up my truck and I meet one buddy. He's from Beverly Hills. So he met me over like in south Malibu, just outside of the boundary area.

Yeah. So I grabbed that shit, load up my truck and I meet one buddy. He's from Beverly Hills. So he met me over like in south Malibu, just outside of the boundary area.

Yeah. So I grabbed that shit, load up my truck and I meet one buddy. He's from Beverly Hills. So he met me over like in south Malibu, just outside of the boundary area.

And we had a whole team at this point. We had people facilitating, like bringing in more supplies and then other people coming in to be on foot to to help out. So for 48 hours straight, we go out there like No information. We just know it's complete chaos. We know law enforcement, firefighters don't have anything in control. And we're like, where should we go? What's safe? Nobody knew.

And we had a whole team at this point. We had people facilitating, like bringing in more supplies and then other people coming in to be on foot to to help out. So for 48 hours straight, we go out there like No information. We just know it's complete chaos. We know law enforcement, firefighters don't have anything in control. And we're like, where should we go? What's safe? Nobody knew.

And we had a whole team at this point. We had people facilitating, like bringing in more supplies and then other people coming in to be on foot to to help out. So for 48 hours straight, we go out there like No information. We just know it's complete chaos. We know law enforcement, firefighters don't have anything in control. And we're like, where should we go? What's safe? Nobody knew.