His house was on fire.

I thought we were in the area that we would be all right, he said.

Then they evacuated us this morning, and I tried to stay and save it, but I couldnt.

Pacific Coast Highway Malibu palisades fire

A vehicle burns inPacific Palisadeson Tuesday as a wildfire rages in the tony Los Angeles community. (AP)

He then showed a framed photo of a man in uniform he was carrying and got emotional.

My mom wanted her dads picture off the wall, so I got it.

Watch the clip above.

Bob Goldman stressed the need for area residents to be prepared to evacuate on short notice.

… You know, people have got to have a plan.

Theres really nothing glamorous or sexy about preparedness.

It turned out to beSteve Guttenberg, whom the reporter did not recognize immediately.

Whats happening is people take their keys with them as if theyre in a parking lot, he said.

This is not a parking lot.

We really need people to move their cars.