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2025 California wildfires

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2025 California wildfires
Statistics[1][2][better source needed]
Total fires93
Total area29,053 acres (11,757 ha; 117.57 km2; 45.395 sq mi)
Impacts
Deaths10
Non-fatal injuries22
Season
← 2024

The 2025 California wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires burning throughout the U.S. state of California. Fires in the Los Angeles area have resulted in fatalities, destroyed homes, and caused power outages.

Summary

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2025's fire season started in early January when an extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event swept through Southern California, sparking several large, destructive wildfires in Los Angeles County.[3]

List of wildfires

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The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), produced significant structural damage, or resulted in casualties.

Name County Acres Start date Containment date Notes Ref.
Palisades Los Angeles 20,438 January 7
8% contained
 Evacuations forced; destroying homes in Pacific Palisades, northwest of Santa Monica. Associated with extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event. [4][5][6]
Eaton Los Angeles 13,956 January 7
3% contained
 Evacuations forced; destroying structures in Altadena and Pasadena. Five confirmed fatalities. Associated with extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event. [7][8]
Hurst Los Angeles 771 January 7
37% contained
 Evacuations forced. Associated with extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event. [9]
Lidia Los Angeles 395 January 8
75% contained
 Evacuations forced. Associated with extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event. [10]
Sunset Los Angeles 43 January 8 January 9 Evacuations forced. Associated with extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event. [11]
Kenneth Los Angeles 1,000 January 9
35% contained
 Evacuations forced. Associated with extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event. [12]
Map
Perimeters of 2025 California wildfires (map data)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2025 Incident Archive". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire). Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  2. ^ Joyce, Elijah (January 8, 2025). "2025 California Wildfires Fatality Total: 5". X. WXFatalities. Retrieved January 9, 2025. 22+ Injuries Confirmed at UCLA
  3. ^ Garrett, Monica; Gilbert, Mary (January 7, 2025). "Wildfires are breaking out in Southern California as the 'most destructive windstorm' in over a decade hits". CNN. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "Palisades Fire". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  5. ^ "Wildfire forces evacuation of Pacific Palisades; homes destroyed". KTLA 5. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  6. ^ "Palisades Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  7. ^ "Eaton Fire". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  8. ^ "California wildfires live updates: At least 5 dead, over 100,000 forced to flee". NBC News. January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  9. ^ "Hurst Fire". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  10. ^ "Lidia Fire". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  11. ^ "Sunset Fire". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  12. ^ "Kenneth Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
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