Mourners mark a year since Los Angeles wildfires, in photos

Photos of victims are carried on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Photos of victims are carried on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Roses are given to survivors on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Roses are given to survivors on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Jill Genzon holds a placard with her home address, which she lost in the Eaton Fire, on the one-year anniversary of the fire Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Jill Genzon holds a placard with her home address, which she lost in the Eaton Fire, on the one-year anniversary of the fire Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Messages are written on a sign post on a food distribution site for people affected by the wildfires on the one-year anniversary of the Eaton Fire Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Messages are written on a sign post on a food distribution site for people affected by the wildfires on the one-year anniversary of the Eaton Fire Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
A sign is placed on a fire-damaged property on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A sign is placed on a fire-damaged property on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Photo of victims are carried in a procession on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Photo of victims are carried in a procession on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Gail Kass stands inside her home being rebuilt on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Gail Kass stands inside her home being rebuilt on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Starr Parodi, in pink hat, and her daughter Isolde Fair walk on their fire-ravaged property, which has been sold, on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Starr Parodi, in pink hat, and her daughter Isolde Fair walk on their fire-ravaged property, which has been sold, on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Gail Kass, right, shares a lunch with her neighbor Sandy Oshinomi as homes are rebuilt around them on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Gail Kass, right, shares a lunch with her neighbor Sandy Oshinomi as homes are rebuilt around them on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Judy Wallace clear weeds from her property which was destroyed by the Eaton Fire on the one-year anniversary of the fire Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Judy Wallace clear weeds from her property which was destroyed by the Eaton Fire on the one-year anniversary of the fire Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Angel Avila receives food aid at a distribution site for people affected by the wildfires on the one-year anniversary of the Eaton Fire Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Angel Avila receives food aid at a distribution site for people affected by the wildfires on the one-year anniversary of the Eaton Fire Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
A person casts a shadow on a fence in front of a sign on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A person casts a shadow on a fence in front of a sign on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Attendees pray during a commemoration on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Attendees pray during a commemoration on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Eleanor Godfrey, left, is hugged by her husband Seth Morris during a gathering of survivors on the one-year anniversary of the Eaton Fire Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Eleanor Godfrey, left, is hugged by her husband Seth Morris during a gathering of survivors on the one-year anniversary of the Eaton Fire Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Demonstrators hold signs in front of a fire-ravaged building on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Demonstrators hold signs in front of a fire-ravaged building on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Flags in honor of fire victims are placed on a table on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Flags in honor of fire victims are placed on a table on the one-year anniversary of the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Mourners honored on Wednesday the lives lost a year ago when devastating wildfires swept across opposite ends of Los Angeles County — but they also protested the response to the fires, visited fire-ravaged properties and continued to rebuild.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

 

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