The legendary late-night talk show host, 74, cooked up more than $21,000 worth of ribs, chicken and more for the first responders who spent the past week battling flames in Southern California.

Amid the Los Angeles fires, the former late-night host, 74, has been driving to relief sites in his own fire truck to feed the first responders. On Monday, Leno spoke with CNN’s Anderson Cooper in an impromptu interview about the disaster relief he is providing to those working around the clock to put out the blazes.