Wildfires in the United States during 2025

This is a list of wildfires across the United States during 2025, that have burned more than 1,000 acres (400 hectares), produced significant structural damage or casualties, or otherwise been notable. Acreage and containment figures may not be up to date.

List

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Name	State	County	Acres	Start date	Containment date	Notes/References
Gap	Arizona	Graham	2,000	January 7	January 10	2025 Arizona wildfires [1]
Eaton	California	Los Angeles	14,021	January 7	January 31	2025 California wildfires-Evacuations forced; destroyed 9,418 structures and damaged 1,073 in Altadena and Pasadena, making it the second-most destructive fire in California history; seventeen confirmed fatalities and nine confirmed injuries, making it the fifth deadliest in state history; associated with extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event. [2] [3] [4]
Palisades	California	Los Angeles	23,707	January 7	January 31	2025 California wildfires-Evacuations forced; destroyed at least 6,837 structures and damaged 966 in Pacific Palisades and Malibu, northwest of Santa Monica; twelve confirmed fatalities and four confirmed injuries; third-most destructive wildfire in California history; associated with extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event. [5] [6] [7]
Kenneth	California	Los Angeles, Ventura	1,052	January 9	January 12	2025 California wildfires-Evacuations forced. Associated with extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event. [8]
Hughes	California	Los Angeles	10,425	January 22	January 30	2025 California wildfires-Burned near Castaic Lake. Evacuations forced; associated with extremely powerful Santa Ana wind event that begun on January 22. [9]
Border 2	California	San Diego	6,625	January 23	January 30	2025 California wildfires-Vegetation fire burning in the Otay Mountain Wilderness. [10]
Blue Hills	Texas	Hutchinson, Moore	3,900	February 1	February 4	[11]
Cottonwood Canyon	New Mexico	Lincoln	2,011	February 8	February 14	Caused by human activity. The fire resulted in approximately $450,000 in damage. [12]
Middleton	Texas	Chambers	3,089	February 16	February 18	[13]
Custer County Complex Fires	Nebraska	Custer	1,345	February 25	92.5%	2025 Nebraska wildfires [14] [15] [16]
Eureka Valley	Nebraska	Custer	4,800	February 25	75%	2025 Nebraska wildfires [17]
Dismal River Ranch	Nebraska	McPherson, Hooker	50,000	February 25	February 28	2025 Nebraska wildfires [18]
Two Barrel	Florida	Liberty	1,350	February 26	60%	The fire caused approximately $50,000 in damage. [19]
Mason Mountain	Oklahoma	Pushmataha	1,871	February 28	55%	2025 Oklahoma wildfires [20]
River Ranch	Oklahoma	Hughes	1,045	March 1	50%	2025 Oklahoma wildfires [21]
Saddle Gap	Oklahoma	Latimer	2,000	March 1	30%	2025 Oklahoma wildfires [22]
Red Oak Peak	Oklahoma	Latimer	1,100	March 1	70%	2025 Oklahoma wildfires [23]
Low Water	Oklahoma	Pittsburg	1,215	March 1	70%	2025 Oklahoma wildfires [24]

Perimeters of wildfires in the United States during 2025 (>1000 acres) (map data)

See also

• 2025 Arizona wildfires
• 2025 California wildfires
• 2025 Nebraska wildfires
• 2025 Oklahoma wildfires

References

1. "Gap Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
2. "Eaton Fire". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection . Retrieved January 20, 2025.
3. "California wildfires live updates: At least 5 dead, over 100,000 forced to flee". NBC News . January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
4. Hutchinson, Bill (January 16, 2025). "Elapses size of San Francisco: LA fires carve mark on history". ABC News . Retrieved January 18, 2025.
5. "Palisades Fire". California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection . Retrieved January 21, 2025.
6. Turner, Austin; Conybeare, Will; Sternfield, Marc; Crow, Vivian (January 11, 2025). "Wildfire forces evacuation of Pacific Palisades; homes destroyed". KTLA 5 . Retrieved January 7, 2025.
7. "Palisades Fire Map". Watch Duty . Retrieved January 7, 2025.
8. "Kenneth Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
9. "Hughes Fire". Watch Duty . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
10. "Border 2 Fire". Watch Duty . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
11. "Blue Hills Fire". Watch Duty . Retrieved February 1, 2025.
12. "COTTONWOOD CANYON". Las Cruces Sun News. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
13. "Middleton Wildfire Fire Map". Watch Duty . Retrieved February 17, 2025.
14. "6,000-acre fire near Broken Bow draws help from Nebraska departments". Nebraska Public Media . Retrieved February 26, 2025.
15. "East Table Fire Map". Watch Duty . Retrieved March 1, 2025.
16. "Lillian Fire Map". Watch Duty . Retrieved March 1, 2025.
17. "Eureka Valley Fire Map". Watch Duty . Retrieved February 26, 2025.
18. "Dismal River Ranch Fire Map". Watch Duty . Retrieved February 27, 2025.
19. Newspapers, Treasure Coast. "Two Barrel - Wildfire and Smoke Map". Treasure Coast Newspapers. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
20. "Mason Mountain Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
21. "River Ranch Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 2, 2025.
22. "Saddle Gap Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
23. "Red Oak Peak Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
24. "Low Water Fire Map". Watch Duty. Retrieved March 1, 2025.