Toyota doing something right......

As the California wildfires rage on, more and more harrowing stories are coming out. A recent one involves a nurse from the Paradise, Calif., area. According to The New York Times, Allyn Pierce drove his Toyota Tundra through the fire to get to a hospital and help take care of patients and get them evacuated. On the way, the nurse had some close calls, and his truck came out worse for wear with scorched paint and melted body panels and lights.

"I was like, 'I think I'm done,'" Pierce told the Times. "I just kept thinking, 'I'm going to die in melting plastic.'" Stuck in the fire in his truck, with Paradise burning all around him, he held his coat against the truck window as insulation against the heat and recorded a goodbye message to his family on his phone, before a bulldozer came out of nowhere and cleared the path for him. He got to the hospital and helped care for and evacuate his patients.

Based on the owner's Instagram page, he was quite fond of his Tundra, which he upgraded with some bigger tires and off-road suspension, among other things. But the good news is that he's not going to be on the hook for repairs or a replacement. Toyota commented on one of his Instagram photos that it will supply him with a new truck. We can hardly think of a more deserving recipient.

If you'd like to learn more of the details of the nurse's scary trip, check out the above link to The New York Times, or the article's author's Twitter account, here. You can also see more photos of the nurse's drive in the fire, as well as the damage to the truck at his Instagram.

 

Demello offroad @JDEMELLO is donating a new pair of sliders to his new truck also

 

Good press for Toyota. Good on them.

 

Damn... That's scary.

 

Thanks I could not get the pic to load from my phone

 

The guy also lost his home and likely his income for a while until he finds another job. There's a GoFundMe page set up for him and his family now.

 

Way to go Toyota,there are still some good folks in this World.

 

Edit, toyota is giving him a truck
Demello some sliders
Tepui a tent for his family to stay in
Light manufactures
Key fob vendor
Toytec for a lift
So ma y in the offroad community are donating to get this rig built
Rockstar garage agreed to do the whole build
I'm sure there are other vendors deciding to help

 

I used to live 20 minutes from Paradise - Chico, CA.

This has been one of the hardest things to watch and I'm so happy that all these companies are diving in to help someone who quite literally almost sacrificed their life.

Proud to be a Toyota Owner, Proud to be from CA.

 

That’s pretty bad ass. Glad he’s OK!