Melissa Rivers lost everything she owned when her house burned in the Palisades fires, but says her mom's archive of jokes, kept on index cards, remain intact

Michael Simon/Getty Images Melissa Rivers is reflecting on what she lost in the Los Angeles wildfires — none of which was her late mom Joan Rivers’ heirlooms. "The jokes and the major archival pieces,

Melissa Rivers revealed during an interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that she managed to save her mother Joan Rivers’ prized Emmy award before her house burned down in the L.A. fires (via Entertainment Weekly).

Melissa Rivers talks to PEOPLE about losing her home in the Palisades fire, and how she's staying strong: "There'll be time to cry later"

Melissa Rivers has told how her mum Joan Rivers' catalogue of jokes has been saved from the Los Angeles fires. Melissa Rivers' home was destroyed in the Pacific Palisades fire, but she's revealed some of her late mother's belongings were saved.