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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).
The timing of fire season in Southern California is similar, peaking between late spring and fall. The severity and duration of peak activity in either part of the state is modulated in part by weather events: downslope/offshore wind events can lead to critical fire weather, while onshore flow and Pacific weather systems can bring conditions ...
On January 22, 2025, Cal Fire released their first status report at 10:54 AM, estimating around 50 acres already actively burning. [7] Less than an hour later at 11:43 AM, the size of the fire had increased by one order of magnitude to 500 acres. [8] The fire would continue its exponential spread, and at 1:03 PM cover around 5,054 acres. [9]
Updated January 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. ... Maps published by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire ...
LOS ANGELES − Much of fire weary Southern California received relief in the form of rain over the weekend, ... Eaton Fire. Start date: Jan. 7, 2025. Size in acres: 14,021. Containment: 95%.
An inmate firefighter lights a backfire as the Hughes blaze burns north of Los Angeles on Jan. 22, 2025, near Castaic, California.
The Eaton Fire was a highly-destructive wildfire in Los Angeles County, Southern California.The fire began on the evening of January 7, 2025, in the Eaton Canyon in the San Gabriel Mountains, and was driven by powerful Santa Ana winds into foothill communities, particularly Altadena.
PHOTO: Firefighters operate as smoke and flames rise from the Sunset Fire in the hills overlooking the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 8, 2025. (David Swanson/Reuters)