Los Angeles County major wildfires, 2025. Los Angeles Almanac map.
Map of Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Jan. 21, 6:32 p.m. Image from Cal Fire.
Report as of January 21, 6:32 p.m.: The fire started Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 10:30 a.m., southeast of Palisades Drive in Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles. 23,448 acres were reported burned [revised down from 23,713]. 11 confirmed fatalities were reported, along with 1 firefighter injury. At last report, 6,528 structures were verified destroyed and 882 damaged (including single and multi-unit residences, commercial properties, RVs, sheds, and other smaller structures). The fire was 65% contained, as of the time of this report.
Palisades Fire Damage Assessment Map
Palisades Fire, Jan. 9. Image from Cal Fire.
Palisades Fire, Jan. 8, as seen from Beverly Hills. Photo courtesy of Gabrielle Esquer.
Source: Cal Fire.
The Almanac lists the largest wildfires in Los Angeles County history (5,000 acres or more burned). Of the 59 now listed, 14 occurred in the Malibu/Pacific Palisades area (including the current Palisades Fire). The earliest was the Portrero Fire that burned 15,000 acres from Malibu into Ventura County in October 1930. The largest was the Woolsey Fire that burned 96,945 acres, also between Malibu and Ventura County, in November 2018.
Map of Eaton Fire in Altadena, Jan. 21, 7:14 a.m. Image from Cal Fire.
Report as of January 21, 9:44 p.m.: The fire started Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 6:18 p.m., near Altadena Drive and Midwick Drive in Altadena. 14,021 acres were reported burned [revised down from 14,117]. 17 confirmed fatalities were reported, along with 9 firefighter injuries. At last report, 9,418 structures were verified destroyed and 1,072 damaged (including single and multi-unit residences, commercial properties, RVs, sheds, and other smaller structures). The fire was 89% contained, as of the time of this report.
Eaton Fire Damage Assessment Map
The Eaton Fire, currently with more than 9,400 structures destroyed, and the Palisades Fire, with more than 6,500 destroyed, are now the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles County history and the second and third most destructive wildfires in California history.
With 17 confirmed fatalities, the Eaton Fire in Altadena sadly ranks as Los Angeles County's second deadliest wildfire and fifth deadliest in California history.
Firefighter in Eaton Fire comforts a pet at the smoldering ruins of a home. Photo from Cal Fire.
Firefighters vigorously held a line on Mt. Wilson to keep the Eaton Fire from overtaking the broadcast towers and observatories. Personnel were kept there in place fight back any flare-ups. Photo by Angeles National Forest.
Source: Cal Fire.
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