California Fires In 2025 News. The year 2025 was barely out of the gate before the palisades fire — driven by ferocious santa ana winds — began tearing through los angeles county. Los angeles fire department’s mike alvarez works on extinguishing hot spots in the aftermath of the palisades fire as a malibu resident, top right, watches the sunset from atop.
Firefighters battle the palisades fire, one of simultaneous blazes that have ripped across los angeles county, as seen from the tarzana neighborhood of los angeles, calif.,. This dashboard — updated daily — tracks large california wildfires currently engulfing parts of the state, along with historical context showing how much more destructive and widespread fires.