Kitty Won't Leave California Firefighter Who Rescued Her

PARADISE, CA -- A kitty from Paradise has found a new best friend in a firefighter who apparently rescued her. Ryan Coleman, of the Fairview Valley Fire Department, said he found the kitty amid the rubble created by the Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history.

Coleman, who posted photos and a video of him interacting with the kitty, said she "just chilled on my neck and shoulders" as he walked around the devastation.

"Let's go for a walk," Coleman tells the kitty, that's sitting on his shoulder, in a video posted to Facebook. "We're just walking around."

Needless to say, the Facebook post went viral with more than 13,000 likes and 34,000 shares.

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"Looks like you made a new best friend!" commented David J Dewees.

Nancy Boyd wrote, "Awe...she misses her people."

While, Ashley Judah wrote, "You obviously have to keep her if nobody claims her, she loves you!"

The Camp Fire erupted Nov. 8 in Paradise, a small town in Northern California. The blaze, which has scorched more than 150,000 acres, was 70 percent contained as of Tuesday morning.

--Photo via YouTube screenshot