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Dr. Dobson’s Statement on the Fires

As wildfires continue to burn around Los Angeles, California for a second week, I’d like to offer prayers and condolences for the people affected by this unprecedented devastation. 

My heart is heavy for those who have lost loved ones (as of this writing, 24 lives have been lost). Nearly the entire areas of Pacific Palisades and Altadena have been completely burned to the ground. Many have lost everything. It’s absolutely heart-wrenching, and we are praying earnestly.

We pray for peace and comfort for those who have lost homes and businesses, and those who have been displaced in shelters filled to capacity.

Thousands of people are under mandatory evacuations or warnings of impending evacuations. May God give them hope when all seems hopeless. May He provide strength to face their challenges today—and in the days ahead.

We ask the Lord to help and protect thousands of firefighters and first responders who are sacrificing their lives on the front lines of these dangerous blazes. 

Even now, as new fires are erupting with unusually strong winds blowing in the region, we ask for containment and for the winds to subside. And we pray for much-needed rain. 

May our great God move mightily to bring restoration to this fire-ravaged land and renewal to the trauma-weary people who have been impacted.

James C. Dobson
Founder, JDFI

Dr. James Dobson

Dr. James Dobson

Dr. James Dobson is the Founder Chairman of the James Dobson Family Institute, a nonprofit organization that produces his radio program, “Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk.” He has an earned Ph.D. from the University of Southern California and holds 18 honorary doctoral degrees. He is the author of more than 70 books dedicated to the preservation of the family.

Dr. Dobson served as an associate clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine for 14 years and on the attending staff of Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles for 17 years in the divisions of Child Development and Medical Genetics.

He has advised five U.S. presidents and served on eight national commissions.

Dr. Dobson has been married to Shirley for 64 years, and they have two grown children, Danae and Ryan, and two grandchildren.

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