Ellen DeGeneres thanks the firefighters who helped save her home

The Hollywood Reporter

On her first Ellen show of 2018, DeGeneres recalled how 13 firefighters drove from the San Francisco Bay Area to protect her and Portia de Rossi’s home near Santa Barbara. Portia and I sat with them for a couple of hours and thanked them and talked to them,” DeGeneres said. “They were hilarious. That guy was hilarious,” she added while showing photos. ALSO: Eric Trump suggests Ellen is part of the “Deep State.”