Los Angeles' Eaton Fire is 100% contained, Cal Fire says

1/2/2025 13:28

The Eaton Fire that scorched more than 57 square km east of Los Angeles has been 100% contained, fire officials said on Friday, a largely symbolic milestone more than three weeks after two devastating wildfires broke out on either side of Los Angeles.



The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said, the larger Palisades Fire, which has consumed 95 square km on the west side of Los Angeles, was also now 100% contained.



Cal Fire said, the two major fires plus several smaller ones created the worst natural disaster in Los Angeles County history, killing 28 people and damaging or destroying more than 16,000 structures. According to Los Angeles County officials, at one point, 180,000 people were under evacuation orders.



Private forecaster AccuWeather projects damage and economic losses at more than $250 billion.



Containment measures the percentage of a fire's perimeter that firefighters have under control, with confidence that those lines can be maintained. Parts of the fire's interior may still be burning.



Long overdue rain reached Southern California in the past week, helping firefighters contain the fires while also increasing the danger of flash floods and mudslides in the denuded hills and the spread of toxic material left in the fire's devastation.