Candy Kessler and Deanna Steidl unpack pictures that the Kesslers took with them when they evacuated their home during last fall’s Sayre fire. Their home was destroyed. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Candy Kessler found this figurine from her childhood in the rubble after the fire. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Candy Kessler reacts after receiving flowers from her husband, Adam, on their move-in day, which was also her 60th birthday. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
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Martin Fuentes, left, and Alex Mata carry furniture into the Kesslers’ home -- a 2,600-square foot, open-plan, three bedroom dwelling. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Adam and Candy Kessler arrive at Oakridge with a U-Haul truck holding many of their belongings. “I’m overwhelmed,” said Adam Kessler, 52, as he readied to unload the moving van. “It’s just a weird feeling coming back. But it’s nice to be home.” (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Firefighters try to save a home in the Oakridge Mobile Home Park, where almost 500 of the park’s 600 homes were destroyed and others were seriously damaged. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
