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From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 14 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. [5] The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a buildup of vegetation from the previous winter, and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, which in some places reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s).
A vehicle drives by as smoke and flames rise in the back while firefighters battle the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake, north of Santa Clarita, Calif., on Jan. 22, 2025.
Name County Acres Start date Containment date [a] Notes Ref. Palisades: Los Angeles: 23,448: January 7: January 31: Evacuations forced; destroyed 6,837 structures and damaged 1,017 in Pacific Palisades and Malibu, northwest of Santa Monica; twelve confirmed fatalities and four confirmed injuries; third-most destructive wildfire in California history; associated with extremely powerful Santa ...
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 around 4 p.m. local time.
Border 2 Fire; Part of the January 2025 Southern California wildfires: Date(s) January 23, 2025 2:31 p.m. Location: Otay Mountain, San Diego County, California: Coordinates: Statistics [1] Status: Extinguished: Burned area: 6,625 acres (2,681 ha; 27 km 2; 10 sq mi) Impacts
Sill Hill, San Diego County – 102 mph. Hauser Mountain, San Diego County — 88 mph. Banning, Riverside County – 83 mph. Keen Ridge, Riverside County – 81 mph. Chino Hills, Orange County ...
Officials issued evacuation orders for residents near the Otay Wilderness Area southeast of San Diego as the so-called Border 2 Fire grew rapidly. The blaze has burned more than 1 square mile and ...
Wildfires in the United States during 2025. 2025 Arizona wildfires; 2025 California wildfires. January 2025 Southern California wildfires. Palisades Fire [1] Eaton Fire [2] Hurst Fire [3] 2025 Southeastern United States wildfires