Police Academy star Steve Guttenberg helps firefighters in moving cars amid fast-moving wildfires in Pacific Palisades

Police Academy star Steve Guttenberg sprung into action over 40 years after the release of the film as a deadly wildfire is ripping through the Pacific Palisades in California.

The fast moving-blaze has triggered the evacuation of its 20,000 residents and forcing panicked Californians to ditch their cars in the middle of the road as they're forced to leave. 

The 66-year-old actor did not just stand by and instead opted to assist firefighters by moving cars in order to make room for the incoming fire trucks.

He told KTLA 5's Gene Kang: 'What’s happening is people take their keys with them as if they’re in a parking lot. This is not a parking lot. We really need people to move their cars.

'If you leave your car behind, leave the key in there so a guy like me can move your car so that these fire trucks can get up there.'

Guttenberg explained that he has friends who are unable to evacuate due to the traffic jam on Palisades Drive as he said: 'It's really, really important.

'There are people stuck up there. So we’re trying to clear Palisades Dr. and I’m walking up there as far as I can moving cars.'

The Three Men And A Baby star also stressed the importance of saving lives and helping one another.

Guttenberg said: 'There are families up there, there are pets up there. There are people who really need help.

'Don’t worry about your personal property. Just get out. Get your loved ones and get out.'

Guttenberg was one of the biggest actors of the 1980s and recently returned to acting after spending  five years as his father's primary caregiver until he passed away from kidney failure in the summer of 2022 at the age of 89.

Meanwhile, authorities has issued an 'immediate' evacuation order for Pacific Palisades, urging residents to 'LEAVE NOW.' 

The evacuation notice has caused a gridlock on Sunset Boulevard as LA residents flee, leaving behind their mansions as the 200-acre fire quickly scorches the ground around them. 

Some schools in Brentwood are also being evacuated.  

'Do not stand in the way of this fire,' Firefighter David Ortiz said. 'This is pretty much the worst possible scenario for a firefight.' 

X user, Jonathan Vigliotti posted a video of a car burning uncontrollably in a driveway. 

'Come on, guys!' he called, his voice filled with fear. 'We got to go!' 

'We were in a neighborhood as it went up in flames. Mass panic in the streets, and the worst of the wind will hit the Palisades Fire tonight,' he wrote on X. 

Others were seen quickly evacuated the area as the fire continues to grow.  KTLA teams also had to evacuate the area mid-coverage. 

Southern California Edison (SCE) shut off power to Cuthbert, Galahad, and parts of Malibu on Tuesday due to 'dangerous fire weather,' an alert said. 

The company expected the power to be out for at least eight hours and it could be longer if crews need daylight to visibly inspect power lines and equipment. The inspection is required before SCE will restore power. 

Roughly 10,000 are without power, with 5,600 or those provided by SCE, according to poweroutage.us. 

The fire is rapidly move West and wind gust are up to 50 miles per hour in Ventura and LA Counties, according to The New York Times. 

The 200-acre bush fire was first reported around 10:30am on Tuesday and authorities have described the flames as a blowtorch. 

More than 100 firefighters and strike teams are working to battle the massive blaze, Ortiz said, according to KTLA.