Wildfires

Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle partnership is extending into wildfire relief for her home state of Washington ... TMZ has learned.

Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... starting Friday and running through August 31, American Eagle customers shopping online or in stores can donate to relief efforts at checkout by rounding up the total on any purchase or contributing an amount of their choosing.

The initiative comes as Sydney and her boyfriend, Scooter Braun, remain boots on the ground in the Spokane area, where sources previously told us they've been bringing food to firefighters, preparing and distributing meals and helping displaced families secure food and shelter.

Sydney Sweeney isn't just sending love to her wildfire-ravaged hometown from afar ... she's boots on the ground -- and Scooter Braun is right there with her.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Sydney and her boyfriend are in Washington state amid the devasting Spokane area wildfires, with Sydney feeling compelled to head home and help any way she could.

Our sources tell us Sydney has been working nonstop since arriving ... bringing food to firefighters between shifts on the front lines and helping prepare and distribute meals to families affected by the fires.

We're told they volunteered with Second Harvest Food Bank in Spokane and World Central Kitchen, personally handing out food and providing relief to people in need.

Wildfires are ravaging the state of Washington ... and new video shows firefighters attempting to fight back against the surging flames ... and it's intense.

Spokane County Fire District 8 and the Spokane Valley Fire Department released video that shows the powerful blaze burning through brush and forests ... with brave firefighters hopping out of trucks, grabbing hoses and attempting to halt the fire's progress.

Smoke takes up a lot of the clip ... blotting out the sun and making it difficult to see much beyond the fire ... as first responders walk through backyards of evacuated homes.

Spencer Pratt's father, William, tried to extinguish a house fire at a construction site in the Pacific Palisades before firefighters arrived ... and he says it gave him PTSD.

Here's the deal ... William was driving through the Pacific Palisades on the way to his property on Friday ... when he suddenly saw a fire had broken out at a two-story, single-family home under construction ... so he rushed over to help put it out ... according to NBC Los Angeles.

The father of the reality star and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate called 911 and tried fighting the fire with a hose. Firefighters arrived six minutes after the call came in ... and it took them another 20 minutes to stop the blaze.

Karen Bass' own brother is now among those taking legal action over the devastating Palisades Fire ... he's suing the City of Los Angeles after the blaze reduced his Malibu home to ashes.

Kenneth Bass -- the L.A. mayor's brother -- and his wife joined a massive wildfire lawsuit last month ... alleging they suffered smoke inhalation injuries, emotional distress and other damages after the January 2025 blaze destroyed their longtime Malibu property.

According to court filings, first reported by L.A. Material, Kenneth and Cindy Bass are among a group of residents seeking compensation from a long list of defendants. The couple's home was listed in the lawsuit as a "total burn down."

Spencer Pratt officially entered the 2026 race for mayor of Los Angeles this week ... and he says winning will be easy, because he says Mayor Karen Bass is probably going to jail!

Watch the video ... TMZ caught up with Spencer at a campaign event Wednesday, where he followed in the footsteps of another famous reality star who ran for office.

Spencer gave his opponent a pejorative nickname, "Karen Basura" -- that's Spanish for "trash" -- and predicted her arrest. Sound like anybody else you know? This man basically took Donald Trump's whole flow! Watch the second clip ... Spencer also delivered his plans for the city last night.

Spencer Pratt announced his run for mayor of Los Angeles yesterday ... but Karen Bass' team doesn't seem worried.

As we reported ... the 42-year-old reality star announced his new mayoral bid on the first anniversary of the Pacific Palisades wildfire, which destroyed more than 6,000 structures -- including the house Pratt shared with wife Heidi Montag and their two sons.

Since the tragedy, Spencer has engaged in fiery exchanges with California politicians, encouraging fans to call for him to run for office. While he's answered the call ... not everyone seems to think it's a good idea.

Mayor Karen Bass's campaign strategist Douglas Herman tells TMZ ... "It's no shock that in advance of his imminent book release, a reality TV 'villain' who once staged a fake divorce to boost ratings and spent the last summer spewing post-fire misinformation and disinformation to pump up his social media following, would now announce he's running for Mayor."

Milana Vayntrub is known for two things ... being the former face of AT&T's Lily Adams commercials, and her rack ... and she used both to raise a bunch of money for folks reeling from the Los Angeles wildfires.

The actress joined us on "TMZ Live" Wednesday and told us how she used some tastefully risqué photos to donate more than $500,000 for Altadena fire relief.

Milana says she was brainstorming ways to help victims back in January when a light bulb went off ... she would offer her fans sexy photos of her body in exchange for relief donations ... starting at one photo for $69 -- a "funny number," she says.