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Hurst Fire
Date(s)	January 7, 2025 – present
Location	Los Angeles County, California, United States
Coordinates	34°19′30″N 118°28′41″W / 34.325°N 118.478°W / 34.325; -118.478
Statistics
Status	Ongoing wildfire
Burned area	>100 acres (40 ha; 0 sq mi; 0 km)
Ignition
Cause	Unknown
Map
The general location of the Hurst Fire in Southern California

The Hurst Fire, also known as the Sylmar Fire, is an active wildfire burning in the Sylmar area of the city of Los Angeles in Southern California. As of January 7, 2025, at 10:10 p.m PST., the fire had spread to approximately 50 acres (20 ha). The cause of the fire is under investigation. It is one of the fires being driven by an extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event, along with the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire. Mandatory evacuation orders have been sent out to the residents of Sylmar north of the 210 Freeway, including the Oakridge Manufactured Home Park and most of Rancho Cascades, as well as the Sunshine Canyon Landfill; warnings have also been sent out to residents in the Knollwood area of Granada Hills.

Impact

The Pasadena Unified School District announced the closure of all schools in the district for Wednesday, January 8 in response to the fire.

See also

• List of California wildfires

References

1. ^ "Hurst Fire". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Archived from the original on January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
2. Rendon, Karla (January 7, 2025). "San Fernando Valley firefighters respond to brush fire in Sylmar". NBC Los Angeles. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
3. "Pasadena Unified School District Schools Will Be Closed Wednesday". Pasadena Now. January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

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