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Meanwhile, the Border 2 fire that broke out on Thursday in San Diego County is just 10 percent contained and has already blazed through more than 6,000 acres. Flash flood watch in effect in LA County
Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Thursday, Jan. 16. For the latest updates on the LA fires, follow USA TODAY's live coverage for Friday, Jan. 17. LOS ...
As of January 28, 2025, four fires remain active, which include the Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire, Hughes Fire, and Border 2 Fire. [ 5 ] The fires have been exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a build-up of vegetation the previous winter , and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds , which in some places have reached 100 miles per hour (160 ...
See a map of the latest wildfires. The latest Los Angeles County wildfire, dubbed the Hughes Fire, began as a brush fire Wednesday a little before 11 a.m. before spreading to over 8,000 acres by ...
County Acres Start date Containment date Notes/References RADAR Florida: Polk: 1,300 February 20 March 1 2024 Florida wildfires – A human-caused wildfire. [1] Jeff Davis Palestine Rd: Mississippi: Jefferson Davis: 1,409 February 24 February 28 Caused $281,800 in damage. [2] Leaf Mississippi: Greene: 1,730 February 24 April 23 [3] North CIG ...
The Palisades Fire is an ongoing wildfire burning in the Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles County in Southern California which has burned 23,448 acres (9,489 ha; 94.89 km 2; 36.638 sq mi), destroying large areas of Pacific Palisades, Topanga, and Malibu; it is part of a series of wildfires around Southern California being driven by an extreme Santa Ana wind event.
The Hughes fire started off Lake Hughes Road just before 11 a.m. Wednesday and quickly prompted evacuation orders in and around Castaic Lake, which by afternoon extended toward Ventura County to ...
The 2024 Texas wildfires were marked by several major fires, including the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas panhandle and part of Oklahoma. The Smokehouse Creek Fire burned an estimated 1,058,482 acres (1,653.878 sq mi; 428,352 ha) in Texas and Oklahoma and was completely contained on March 16, [ 1 ] becoming the second largest fire in US ...