Wildfires in the United States during 2025

This is a list of wildfires across the United States during 2025, that have burned more than 1,000 acres (400 hectares), produced significant structural damage or casualties, or otherwise been notable. Acreage and containment figures may not be up to date.

List

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Name	State	County	Acres	Start date	Containment date	Notes/References
Gap	Arizona	Graham	2,000	January 7	January 10	2025 Arizona wildfires[1]
Eaton	California	Los Angeles	14,021	January 7	98% contained	2025 California wildfires-Evacuations forced; destroyed 9,418 structures and damaged 1,073 in Altadena and Pasadena, making it the second-most destructive fire in California history; seventeen confirmed fatalities and nine confirmed injuries, making it the fifth deadliest in state history; associated with extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event.[2][3][4]
Hurst	California	Los Angeles	799	January 7	January 16	2025 California wildfires-Evacuations forced. Associated with compelling Santa Ana wind event. [5]
Palisades	California	Los Angeles	23,448	January 7	94% contained	2025 California wildfires-Evacuations forced; destroyed at least 6,808 structures and damaged 966 in Pacific Palisades and Malibu, northwest of Santa Monica; eleven confirmed fatalities and four confirmed injuries; third-most destructive wildfire in California history; associated with extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event.[6][7][8]
Lidia	California	Los Angeles	395	January 8	January 11	2025 California wildfires-Evacuations forced. Associated with extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event. [9]
Sunset	California	Los Angeles	43	January 8	January 9	2025 California wildfires-Evacuations forced. Associated with extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event.[10]
Kenneth	California	Los Angeles, Ventura	1,052	January 9	January 12	2025 California wildfires-Evacuations forced. Associated with extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event.[11]
Hughes	California	Los Angeles	10,425	January 22	95% contained	2025 California wildfires-Burning near Castaic Lake. Evacuations forced; associated with extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event beginning on January 22, 2025[12]
Border 2	California	San Diego	6,625	January 23	43% contained	2025 California wildfires-Vegetation fire burning in the Otay Mountain Wilderness.[13]

Perimeters of wildfires in the United States during 2025 (>1000 acres) (map data)

See also

• 2025 Arizona wildfires
• 2025 California wildfires

References

1. "Gap Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
2. "Eaton Fire". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
3. "California wildfires live updates: At least 5 dead, over 100,000 forced to flee". NBC News. January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
4. Hutchinson, Bill (January 16, 2025). "Elapses size of San Francisco: LA fires carve mark on history". ABC News. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
5. "Hurst Fire". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
6. "Palisades Fire". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
7. Turner, Austin; Conybeare, Will; Sternfield, Marc; Crow, Vivian (January 11, 2025). "Wildfire forces evacuation of Pacific Palisades; homes destroyed". KTLA 5. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
8. "Palisades Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
9. "Lidia Fire". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
10. "Sunset Fire". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
11. "Kenneth Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
12. "Hughes Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
13. "Border 2 Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved January 24, 2025.