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Eaton Fire
Date(s)	January 7, 2025 – present
Location	Los Angeles County, California, United States
Coordinates	34°12′18″N 118°05′17″W / 34.205°N 118.088°W / 34.205; -118.088
Statistics
Status	Ongoing wildfire
Burned area	>10,600 acres (4,290 ha; 17 sq mi; 43 km)
Impacts
Deaths	2
Non-fatal injuries	>1
Evacuated	>50,000
Structures destroyed	>100
Ignition
Cause	Unknown
Map
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The Eaton Fire is an active wildfire burning in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County in Southern California. It began in the evening on January 7, 2025, in Eaton Canyon in the San Gabriel Mountains. As of January 8, 2025, at 10:36 a.m. PST (UTC–8), the fire had spread to approximately 10,600 acres (4,300 ha). The cause of the fire is under investigation. It is one of several fires being driven by an extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event, along with the Palisades Fire. Evacuation orders have been sent out to the residents of Altadena, Kinneloa Mesa, La Cañada Flintridge, northern portions of Sierra Madre, Pasadena, Arcadia, and Monrovia, and northeastern portions of Glendale, including most of the San Rafael Hills.

Progression

The fire is estimated to have begun at 6:18 p.m. PST in the vicinity of Eaton Canyon, and was first reported around 6:30 p.m. near the corner of Altadena Drive and Midwick Drive in eastern Altadena. It rapidly expanded to over 1,000 acres (400 ha) by 12:07 a.m., fueled by a strong Santa Ana wind event, with wind gusts of up to 100 mph (160 km/h) reported at the nearby Mount Lukens Truck Trail north of La Cañada Flintridge. By 6:30 a.m., the fire had further grown to over 2,227 acres (901 ha), with 0% containment.

The fire continued to grow quickly, and by 10:36 a.m., the fire had grown to over 10,600 acres (4,300 ha), still with 0% containment.

Impact

As of 4 a.m. PST on January 8, 52,314 residents and 20,890 structures had been placed under evacuation orders, with a further 46,847 residents and 18,051 structures placed under evacuation warnings. Numerous homes and cars in Altadena were destroyed; up to "90 to 95 percent" of Altadena residents had been evacuated as of 7 a.m..

As of 8:10 a.m. on January 8, one firefighter injury had been reported, over 100 structures had been destroyed, and two civilians had died in the fire, along with "a number of significant injuries."

The Pasadena Unified School District announced the closure of all schools in the district for Wednesday, January 8 in response to the fire. Closures for January 8 were also announced by Pasadena City College, Fuller Theological Seminary, and the California Institute of Technology.

See also

• January 2025 Southern California wildfires
  • Palisades Fire (2025)
  • Hurst Fire

References

1. Jiménez, Jesus; Karlamangla, Soumya (January 8, 2025). "What We Know About the Wildfires Raging in Southern California". The New York Times. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
2. "Eaton Fire". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
3. Fioresi, Dean (January 7, 2025). "Eaton Fire erupts in canyons above Altadena - CBS Los Angeles". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
4. "Incidents | CAL FIRE". www.fire.ca.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
5. ^ Angeles National Forest (January 8, 2025). "#EatonFire Morning Update @LACoFDPIO @LASDHQ @ALDLASD @CVLASD @CHPAltadena @CitySierraMadre @PasadenaFD @PasadenaGov @MonroviaCA @ArcadiaCityMgr @TheCityofLCF" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
6. ^ Conybeare, Will (January 8, 2025). "Fast-moving Eaton Fire destroys homes near Altadena". KTLA. Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
7. Mather, Katie (January 8, 2025). "National Weather Service reports wind gusts up to 100 mph in Los Angeles". Yahoo News. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
8. "Eaton Fire: Incident Update on 01/08/2025 at 10:36 AM". Cal Fire. State of California.
9. "Pasadena Unified School District Schools Will Be Closed Wednesday". Pasadena Now. January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
10. "Eaton Fire/Wind Storm: Live Updates". ColoradoBoulevard.net. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
11. Davidson, Elijah (January 7, 2025). "Pasadena Campus Closed Tuesday, January 7 and Wednesday, January 8". Fuller Theological Seminary. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
12. Caltech (January 8, 2025). "Due to the Eaton Fire in Altadena and strong winds in the area, Caltech's campus in Pasadena will be closed for all nonessential operations on Wednesday, January 8. For more information, visit Caltech's Emergency Updates page. https://caltech.edu/emergency" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

• 2025 California wildfires
• 2025 in Los Angeles
• January 2025 events in the United States
• Altadena, California