The California wildfires of 2025 started on January 7, starting from Southern California Edison power lines, according to investigators. These power lines broke because of the strong gusts of wind that took them down, causing a spark, then a fire to start. 

There are three major fires burning in Los Angeles are the Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire, and Hurst Fire. The Palisades Fire is considered the third most destructive wildfire on record in California, and the largest LA County wildfire ever. So far it is only 11 percent contained and spread to 23,713 acres.

The Eaton Fire is currently 27 percent contained, and is also considered the fourth most destructive fire on record in California. Lastly, the Hurst Fire spreaded to about 800 acres and is 89 percent contained. All three of the main fires started on Tuesday, January 27, and for the most part are contained by firefighters.

The total area that is burned from the Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire, and Hurst Fire is about 38,629 acres. This equals about 60 square miles, an area bigger than the capital of France.

There are also other smaller fires that firefighters have either fully contained or stopped the fire from moving. These fires are the Lidia Fire located in Antelope Valley, North of Los Angeles, the Kenneth Fire located West San Fernando Valley, the Sunset Fire near Runyon Canyon, and lastly, the Woodley Fire in the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area. 

Firefighters are trying hard to contain all of the fires in Southern California but the crazy winds are making it harder for them to put the fires out. The winds are not going away, and continue coming to California making it nearly impossible for our firefighters to contain these major fires.

While firefighters were out battling flames across California, some of the fire hydrants eventually ran dry because there was a high demand of water to fight against the Palisades Fire and the other major fires.

There are more than 12,000 homes, schools, businesses, and other structures that have been lost by the fierce fires in the Los Angeles area. More than 100,000 people have been forced to flee their homes because of the raging fires coming their way, and at least 24 people have passed away.

There are not only firefighters from California, but also from Oregon to Texas that have been helping to put out the wildfires. Three other countries and half a dozen states have sent Los Angeles resources and supplies to help fight the deadly wildfires. There are more than 300 Oregon firefighters working in Los Angeles to help out, and about 220 firefighters from Washington. 

Many of which the firefighters worked 36 hours on the Palisades fire, before getting a day off to rest and recover.