Nina Dobrev admits she feels survivor's guilt after "surviving" the Los Angeles wildfires because her house was "close to one of the fires."

the Vampire Diaries The star shared a video on her Instagram account on Saturday, revealing that she evacuated her home on her birthday, January 9. Dobrev's home was "close to one of the fires," but "thankfully, she made it," although she noted that "a lot of other people weren't so lucky."

"I'm absolutely sickened by the devastation and devastation caused by these fires that have displaced so many families," she said at the top of the video. "I don't know about you, but I've always felt survivor's guilt."

DeBroff added that evacuating her home after the fire was "definitely not something I planned for my birthday," and urged her followers to donate and help for wildfire victims as her "birthday wish."

“What people really need right now is financial assistance to help them get back on their feet and start rebuilding their lives and their homes,” she added. “Pacific Palisades and especially the Altadena-Pasadena community need it the most.”

In her Instagram bio, Dobrev cited a Google spreadsheet listing families who lost their homes in the fire as a resource for donations. "For my birthday this year I made this list and donated to these families and that will be my birthday wish and I would love it if you guys would do the same," she said, encouraging her followers Make a donation “small or big, do what you can” to help with their recovery.

The Los Angeles wildfire ignited in the Pacific Palisades area on January 7 and spread to multiple locations around the area. At least 27 people died as a result of the fire, and many lost their homes or were displaced. Many Hollywood stars have lost their homes in wildfires.

Dobrev added: “I put myself in the shoes of all these people whose homes burned down, who lost their possessions, their memories, everything that made them feel safe in a world that was gone, and their insurance. Everything." "For some of them, the magnitude of the tragedy is immeasurable and really hard to comprehend."

DeBroff noted in the post's caption that the spreadsheet she shared had a "section dedicated to Black families and other historically marginalized groups in the Altadena community that have been particularly hard hit." She ended the video on a heartfelt note, saying, "The journey of healing is a long one and I send you so much love."