
Southern California experienced the Eaton and Palisades wildfires one year ago. The ABC Owned Stations Data Team looked at how the two fires spread day to day, along with the structures destroyed over time and the population impacted.
Palisades Fire
The Palisades fire started on Jan. 7, 2025, at about 10:30 a.m., according to Cal Fire.
By 5 p.m., 1,262 acres were burned; 24 hours later, over 15,000 acres were impacted, and 300 structures were destroyed. On Jan. 9, the fire was up to 17,234 acres. The next day, the fire grew to 20,438 acres.
The total tally, according to Cal Fire, lists 23,448 acres burned, 6,837 structures destroyed and 83,622 people impacted.
Eaton Fire
The Eaton Fire started on Jan. 7, 2025, at about 6:18 p.m., according to Cal Fire. By midnight, around 400 acres were engulfed in fire. Two days later, the fire jumped to 10,600 acres, impacting 102,821 people. By Jan. 10, the fire had scorched almost 14,000 acres - 4,000 structures were recorded as destroyed at this point.
The final tally, according to Cal Fire, lists a total of 14,021 acres impacted and 9,414 structures destroyed.
See if your home is in a wildfire hazard zone
Almost 1.2 million acres of land now fall into California's "very high hazard" fire zones, according to Cal Fire maps published last year after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order expediting an overhaul of the state agency's wildfire hazard maps; 900,000 acres of land now fall into Greater Los Angeles' "very high hazard" fire zones. Search your address below to see if your neighborhood is in a hazard area.
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