Bruce Willis' family announced he would step away from acting in 2022; the actor was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in 2023

The retired actor — currently battling frontotemporal dementia — was seen in a rare video speaking with LA wildfire first responders.

Bruce Willis recently made his first public appearance since 2022 after being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. In an Instagram post, his wife, Emma Heming Willis, shows the 69-year-old actor, who grew up in Salem County, shaking hands and greeting first responders battling the ongoing California wildfires.

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.

Die Hard star Bruce Willis was accompanied by a driver for a trip out in Los Angeles, after retiring from acting in 2022 with aphasia and dementia diagnoses

Bruce Willis, who is battling dementia, thanked LA police officers in the midst of the deadly wildfires in the area.

Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming shared a new video of the actor thanking first responders amid the wildfires in Los Angeles, marking his first appearance since dementia diagnosis. Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag have lost everything after their Pacific Palisades home burned down in the California fires last week.

Bruce Willis retired from acting in 2022 and was then diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. He's rarely been seen in public since then.

Willis was diagnosed first with aphasia -- a condition where the brain's ability to understand or express language is impaired, according to the National Institutes of Health -- in 2022 before receiving an additional diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia in 2023, according to his family.

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 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 was spotted in public for the second time since announcing his battle with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia, on Wednesday (January 22). According to Daily Mail, the Die Hard icon was riding in the passenger seat next to his driver as they ventured through the San Fernando Valley on their way to Studio City.