Vally Village - The handwritten notes, taped around the accident scene and surrounded by pillar candles and pink roses, defined the women they were written for.

"Mom, you are my hero and I will make you proud, I promise," one note read. "You are now in heaven with God. Love, your son David. P.S. I will be strong for you."

"Stacey, We will always love you in hearts," read another note. "We love you and miss you."

Stacey Lee Schreiber, 39, of Valley Village, and Irma Zamora, 40, of Burbank, didn't know each other, but their lives and deaths came together on the corner of Magnolia Boulevard and Ben Avenue last week. That's where they were electrocuted the evening of Aug. 22 when they came to the assistance of a car crash victim.

It was also the corner where on Thursday, Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Krekorian held an afternoon news conference to announce a fundraiser to help their families pay for emergency services, such as ambulance transport, and paramedic services and other costs.

"No one who puts themselves in harm's way should have to struggle to pay the bills that accrue as a result of their altruism," Krekorian said.

"There was an overwhelming feeling from the neighborhood that they wanted to help."

Flanked by members of the Los Angeles fire and police departments, Krekorian's announcement came after news reports said despite Schreiber and Zamora's acts of heroism, their families were not exempt from being billed by the city for emergency services, such as treatment by paramedics. The city's municipal code, fire officials told City News Service, does not automatically allow exempting good Samaritans or the victims of violent crime.

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