Bruce Willis, diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2023, recently made a rare public appearance — for good reason.

The iconic actor, in the midst of a dementia diagnosis, took time to visit first responders battling the Los Angeles wildfires in a rare new video.

In an Instagram post shared by his wife Emma Heming Willis on Thursday, Willis can be seen shaking hands with a Los Angeles police officer.

Last month, Bruce's ex-wife, Demi Moore, gave an update on his well-being amid his battle with dementia. In an interview with CNN, the 62-year-old actress explained that the actor is "in a very stable place," but it hasn't been easy watching him struggle.

Bruce Willis took time to thank first responders in Los Angeles as the city’s devastating wildfires continue to burn. The actor — in an Instagram video shared by his wife, Emma Heming Willis, on Thursday — is seen shaking hands and posing for photos with Los Angeles police officers working during the fires,

Bruce Willis is showing his gratitude for the first responders in Los Angeles as several wildfires ripped through the city over the past week.

In what’s believed to be his first public sighting since retiring from acting, Bruce Willis made sure to thank first responders battling the blazes in Los Angeles.

Bruce Willis is thanking first responders amid the L.A. wildfires. In a new video shared by his wife Emma Heming Willis on Instagram Thursday, Willis can be seen shaking hands with a Los Angeles police officer and posing for a photo.

Spotting a first responder, Bruce never missed a chance to show his gratitude with a heartfelt handshake and a ‘thank you for your service,’” his wife wrote. “Yesterday was no different.” In 2022, Willis’s family announced he had been diagnosed with disorder aphasia and would be stepping away from acting.