WATCH: Deputies Rescue 100-Year-Old Left Behind In Wildfire Evacuation

LOS ANGELES, CA — Two Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies are being hailed as heroes today for saving a 100-year-old woman who was left behind in her evacuated senior living facility as the Flames from the Eaton Fire roared down from the canyon, burning hundreds of nearby homes.

The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Wednesday released the deputies' bodycam footage of the rescue from Jan. 8 at the MonteCedro facility at 2212 El Molino Avenue in Altadena.

The facility had already been evacuated in the predawn hours when the deputies approached under a massive plume of smoke shortly after 9 a.m.

As soon as Deputies Nicholas Martinez and Quinn Alkonis approached the building, they saw reason to worry.

Outside the front entry, an elderly woman was walking her dog in the deserted parking lot as smoke and ash reigned down. Houses nearby were already burning. She didn't know about the evacuation.

"You can't be walking your dog right now," Alkonis told her in the surreal opening moments of the video.

The deputies went inside the darkened facility, going door-to-door and shouting for residents who may have been missed in the frantic early morning evacuation of the building. A glimpse out the top floor window showed a massive plume of smoke enveloping the building.

"Tasked with evacuating any remaining residents and with flames advancing rapidly, they recognized that every second mattered," the sheriff's department said in a written statement.

"With the power out, they relied on their flashlights to navigate the dark hallways during their search. As the two deputies worked together, they heard a faint voice echoing from a distant hallway."

The pair began frantically searching for the woman behind the voice, and they found her wandering in a dark hallway, gripping her walker.

"I've been trying to find a way out," she told them.

"Let's get you out of her," said Martinez.

"Where do I go? Don't lose me," she said.

"We won't lose you," said Alkonis. "Don't worry."

The woman explained that she was deaf and didn't hear the evacuations because she was charging her hearing aids.

"I'm 100," she told them.

The deputies were able to get both women to safety before the flames arrived, burning parts of the property and destroying dozens of neighboring properties.

“In the face of adversity, these deputies took immediate action," said Sheriff Robert Luna. "Their swift response under extreme pressure is a true reflection of their commitment. I commend them and all deputies who responded to the wildfires for their unwavering dedication and service to the community, working tirelessly to save lives amid such danger. Their courage and selflessness exemplify the highest standards of law enforcement, and they deserve our deepest respect and gratitude."

Seventeen people died in the Eaton Fire since that day, and 9,418 structures have been destroyed and another 1,073 damaged. Even as the community sifts through the ashes, they're also wading through questions about the evacuation's timing that left some behind.

The Monte Cedro facility on Wednesday responded to questions about their evacuation that missed the two women.

'The decision was made around 4:15 a.m. to evacuate the 195 MonteCedro residents who had not previously left on their own," the center announced in a written statement. "Eight city transit buses and two belonging to MonteCedro were staged and used to transfer the residents and team from the community to the Pasadena Convention Center. Despite the chaotic situation that included a wall of thick, black smoke, the evacuation proceeded in an orderly fashion.

"Fire personnel and MonteCedro team members made two complete tours through the building, which included triggering the fire alarm and inspecting every residence. However, two independent living residents were not encountered and did not make it to the buses."

Around the same time the deputies found the two women, the center realized they were missing.

"ECS CEO James Rothrock and another team member immediately returned to MonteCedro, where they were told two people had been found and transferred. The two residents were settled in other senior living communities that evening and are doing well. It is unclear why they were not encountered in the first or second sweeps of the building," the company added, while acknowledging some gaps in their protocol for evacuating residents.

"Like hundreds of agencies and institutions in the Los Angeles area, we were faced with an unprecedented challenge, and our response to it merits a deep, unvarnished review.”