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The fire burned 85 acres and is 90% contained, according to CAL FIRE. The fire prompted local officials to issue evacuation orders for those south of Pala Mesa and west of Interstate 15 ...
The Clay Fire was first reported around 5 p.m. local time and quickly expanded to 39 acres, triggering evacuation warnings. Cal Fire said vegetation was burning by the Santa Ana River. The heavy ...
Fire status as of Monday morning, according to Cal Fire: Palisades Fire, Pacific Palisades: 23,713 acres, 14% contained Eaton Fire, North Pasadena and Altadena: 14,117 acres, 33% contained
Wildfire smoke from the Southern California wildfires seen over Santa Monica State Beach, January 8, 2025 Winds blew wildfire smoke across Los Angeles, leading to several "very unhealthy" air quality index readings of over 200, with the PM2.5 of the Harrison ES station reaching 184.1 µg/m 3 , or 36.8 times the annual World Health Organization ...
There is an ongoing series of wildfires in the U.S. state of California. A series of fires in Southern California, specifically in the Greater Los Angeles area, have caused at least 28 deaths, thousands of destroyed structures, evacuations and widespread power outages in January 2025.
[7] A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) fire behavior analyst later compared the spread of the Mosquito Fire to that of the 2014 King Fire, which burned 97,717 acres (39,545 ha) in the same region. Both fires were driven primarily by the extreme dryness of the vegetation in their respective years.
With more than 60 helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft used in tandem to monitor and attack fires, Cal Fire has been able to extinguish thousands of wildfires every year. But recent fire seasons ...
Fire activity decreased during August, but a long period of extreme heat across the Western United States during early September allowed numerous wildfires across the state to grow rapidly, such as the Line Fire, the Bridge Fire, and the Airport Fire in Southern California. Later in September, fire activity again decreased due to improved fire ...