as of January 8 at 4 p.m. MDT (on a scale from 1 to 5)
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January 10, 2025
Significant wildland fire activity is now occurring in multiple geographic areas, requiring national support to accomplish incident management objectives. The potential for new significant wildland fires to start in the next several days is also above normal for this time of the year. Due to these factors, the national preparedness level increased to PL 2 on Wednesday.
Wildland firefighters are working to contain large fires in Southern California. The National Interagency Coordination Center at NIFC continues work with all geographic areas to fill resource requests. Additionally, many states are offering assistance through state-to-state agreements. Please visit the Eaton Fire and Hurst Fire on InciWeb and the Palisades Fire and Kenneth Fire on the CALFIRE website for current information about these fires. Initial attack has also been heavy in Southern California and Arizona, and firefighters have rapidly contained numerous new starts.
The United States Forest Service has activated eight Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with modular airborne firefighting systems (MAFFS) to assist with fire response. The eight aircraft join other municipal, county, state, and federal agencies fighting wildfires in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Full news release
If you live in an area that has been evacuated, please follow the instructions from local authorities. They will provide the latest recommendations based on the threat to your community and appropriate safety measures. If you are concerned about the potential for evacuation or other disaster impacts, Ready can help you get plans in place.
The National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook is available for the period of January through April 2025.
Strong northeasterly Santa Ana winds gusting to 60 mph amid relative humidity of 5-15% will continue in southern California this morning, with winds diminishing in the afternoon. Dry conditions will continue through the weekend, with offshore northeasterly winds continuing to gust to 40 mph in favored locations, while minimum relative humidity is forecast to remain above 10% this weekend. A fast-moving storm will move through the northern half of the West today and tomorrow, with light to moderate precipitation and snow levels of 2,000 to 4,000 feet. This storm will move from the northern Plains Saturday night into the Great Lakes and bring light to moderate snowfall and areas of blowing now. A strong winter storm will move through the Southeast today into tomorrow, as well, with heavy snow and icing from Arkansas through the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys into the Mid-Atlantic. Light snow is also expected to fall across portions of the Northeast, mainly on Saturday.
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Number of new large fires or emergency response * New fires are identified with an asterisk |
1 | States currently reporting large fires: |
| Total number of large fires under full suppression strategies | 5 | |
| Acres from all active fires | 43,776 | |
| Fires contained | 0 |
| 2025 (1/1/25-1/10/25) | Fires: 500 | Acres: 19,072 |
| 2024 (1/1/24-1/10/14) | Fires: 237 | Acres: 918 |
| 2023 (1/1/23-1/10/23) | Fires: 373 | Acres: 2,520 |
| 2022 (1/1/22-1/10/22) | Fires: 317 | Acres: 3,141 |
| 2021 (1/1/21-1/10/21) | Fires: 236 | Acres: 998 |
| 2020 (1/1/20-1/10/20) | Fires: 400 | Acres: 11,256 |
| 2019 (1/1/19-1/10/19) | Fires: 156 | Acres: 379 |
| 2018 (1/1/18-1/10/18) | Fires: 874 | Acres: 6,377 |
| 2017 (1/1/17-1/10/17) | Fires: 217 | Acres: 4,765 |
| 2016 (1/1/16-1/10/16) | Fires: 57 | Acres: 107 |
| 2015 (1/1/15-1/10/15) | Fires: 154 | Acres: 498 |
| 2015-2024 | Fires: 239 | Acres: 2,642 |
Arizona
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horton | Tonto National Forest | USFS | 8,337 | 55 | 17.5 miles northeast of Payson, AZ along the Mogollon Rim | 602-551-7327 |
California
| Fire | Unit | Agency | Size | % Ctn | Location | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton | Los Angeles County Fire Department | ST | 13,690 | 0 | Eaton Canyon near Pasadena, CA | 626-662-0120 |
| Hurst | Los Angeles Fire Department | BLM | 771 | 37 | Three miles north of San Fernando, CA | (626) 684-0800 |
| * Kenneth | Ventura County Fire Department | ST | 1,000 | 35 | Three miles west of Woodland Hills, CA | |
| Palisades | Los Angeles Fire Department | BLM | 19,978 | 6 | Four miles west of Brentwood, CA |
