Actress Drew Barrymore, touched by an Oregon fire chief’s community commitment amid the loss of her own two homes in the Holiday Farm fire, presented a $10,000 check to the chief Monday on her TV talk show.
Barrymore asked Christiana Rainbow Plews, chief of Upper McKenzie Fire and Rescue, how she focuses on her work as her own family is struggling with such a significant loss. “Somebody has to do it,” Plews said. “Somebody has to lead and help and get the healing and rebuilding process started, and I am the chief and I am in the position to impact that, so I just have to be strong. And I have to do it for everyone else and hopefully we can all find our way."
Barrymore thanked Plews “for being the example to us all.”
“I know it’s not enough but just a little start to say that you are an inspiration to us all,” Barrymore told Plews.