In solemn remembrances marking the first anniversary of the catastrophic wildfires that tore through their communities, hundreds gathered in Altadena and the Pacific Palisades Wednesday to mourn lost loved ones, honor cherished memories and call for urgent reforms.
In a swift and extraordinary response to the horrific Palisades and Eaton fires last year, donors in Los Angeles and around the world committed nearly $1 billion to help survivors with immediate relief and longer-term rebuilding – an effort believed to be the largest ever mobilized for any U.S. natural disaster, according to a new report by the Milken Institute.
One year after wildfires devastated communities across Los Angeles County, a new Department of Angels’ survey of Eaton and Palisades fire survivors reveals the myriad challenges they face in recovering. The survey found that more than 70% of survivors are still not home, nearly half have depleted their savings and over 40 percent have taken on debt just to survive.
A new immersive art exhibition commemorates the one-year anniversary of the Los Angeles wildfires by inviting visitors to walk alongside fire survivors and experience their stories through interactive art, music and video.
The phoenix stood tall in fiery colors, as it set off atop a float in the famous Rose Parade® on New Year’s Day – symbolically conveying to a worldwide audience that survivors of the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires are rising up together.
With roses and reflections, joy and pain, their family and friends remembered.