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Location:  Eaton Canyon, Pasadena California

Acres Burned: 14, 117    
Containment: 33%    
Fire Started: January 7, 2025 at 6:18 p.m.
Cause: Undetermined
Civilian Fatalities: 15 
Structures Threatened: 39,428
Verified Structures Destroyed:    2,722
Verified Structures Damaged: 329
Firefighter Injuries: 5

Total Assigned Personnel: 3,235   Engines: 316   Hand Crews: 51   Dozers: 21  Water Tenders: 88  Helicopters: 16

Virtual Community Meeting Tuesday, January 14th 4:00 p.m.: Eaton Fire officials will host a virtual community meeting to provide the current fire situation, address questions, and discuss recovery. The meeting will be streamed live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LosAngelesCountyFD. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation. Please submit your questions in advance via email at 2025.eaton@firenet.gov. 

Current Situation: Crews are making significant progress in establishing containment lines along the eastern edge of the fire near Santa Anita Canyon. Helicopters flew water dropping missions in areas of steep, rugged terrain near Mount Wilson, inaccessible to firefighters on foot.  In anticipation of the forecasted wind event, Large and Very Large Airtankers flew retardant dropping missions along the ridgelines to the west and northwest of the fire. Tonight, engines, dozers, and hand crews are staged in the communities and foothills near the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, ready to respond if needed. 

Urban Search and Rescue efforts, infrastructure assessments, hazardous material response, and damage assessment operations are ongoing for the communities on the southern edge of the fire. These operations are unprecedented in size and scale and are critical for mitigating existing hazards, confirming missing persons reports, and obtaining accurate number of structures loss.  

Recovery Information: https://recovery.lacounty.gov/eaton-fire/

Damage Assessment: Damage estimates from remote sensing technologies indicate over 7,000 structures may have been damaged or destroyed. While this is a preliminary estimate, the number of structures damaged and destroyed listed at the top of this page have been verified by on-the-ground damage inspection teams. Damage inspection teams have completed inspections for 30% of all structures within the fire footprint.