2025 Wildfire Season: Wildfires in Los Angeles County

Direct link to video from Inside Edition (January 9th) on YouTube

Direct link to video from KCAL (January 9th) on YouTube

Direct link to video from KCAL (January 9th) on YouTube

I am heartbroken about the destruction caused by various wind-driven wildfires in Los Angeles County and vicinity. Stories about these wildfires are in all the digital newspapers I subscribe to and then some. So I am sure that most of you know about the wildfires. I will let you watch these three short videos that I have embedded above. One is sharing about calling in the National Guard, a second is reporting on some 1,000 homes that have been destroyed in the Pacific Palisades and vicinity, and the third is reporting on evacuations being lifted. These videos are only a small look at what local media in Los Angeles have been reporting. Then there are other articles in various newspapers, chances are if you subscribe to a newspaper you are reading about these fires, then there will be articles in your newsfeed for those of you who have a newsfeed. Evacuations orders are still in place and many structures have been destroyed.

I know of at least five wildfires of various sizes that are burning in Los Angeles County and environs, information and links are obtained from the CAL FIRE incident page you can go there to look at more maps.

Image taken on January 10th, 2025 at 1:09 PM EST from the CAL FIRE incident page

• Palisades Fire, 20.438 acres, 8 percent contained, started 1/7/2025.
• Eaton Fire, 13,956 acres, 3 percent contained, started 1/7/2025.
• Kenneth Fire, 1,000 acres, 35 percent contained, started 1/9/2025.
• Hurst Fire, 771 acres, 37 percent contained, started 1/7/2025.
• Lidia Fire, 395 acres, 75 percent contained, started 1/8/2025.

Words can not adequately express my gratitude for all the hard work of wildland firefighters, and various mutual aid responders from local and regional fire departments, the National Guard, and other first responders are doing in working these fires under extreme conditions. When conditions all, tankers and helicopters will fly but these assets are grounded in the winds are too strong.