Resisted

As wildfires raged uncontrollably in the Los Angeles area, one determined individual chose to defy evacuation orders and stand his ground to save his home. John Carr, a 65-year-old resident of Pacific Palisades, inherited his family house—a place teeming with memories—built by his parents back in 1960. In the wake of the recent fire, which devastated much of his neighborhood, his home remains one of the very few that survived the flames. "This house holds a lifetime of memories for me," Carr shared. "I think I owed it to…