Southern California wildfires by the numbers

Multiple wildfires have broken out in Southern California during a historic red flag wind event this week.

Although the cause of each blaze has yet to be determined, all have exploded in or near foothill communities where gusty winds and dry air and vegetation have fueled fast-spreading flames.

Here is a breakdown of where each fire is located, when it started and its status.

Palisades fire

• Started: Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. southeast of Palisades Drive
• Size: 19,978 acres
• Containment: The fire reached 6% containment as of 6 p.m. Thursday, according to a post on X by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
• Injuries: 1 death and an unspecified number of “significant” injuries to residents.
• Summary: The Palisades fire ignited quickly amid high winds and dry brush and spread into neighborhoods filled with multimillion-dollar homes. Officials estimate that more than 5,300 structures, including many homes, have been damaged or destroyed.
• Evacuations: Many parts of Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Santa Monica and Calabasas are under evacuation orders or warnings. More than 13,000 structures are threatened. Shelters have been set up at the following places:
  • El Camino Real Charter High School, 5440 Valley Circle Blvd. in Woodland Hills
  • Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green St. in Pasadena
  • Westwood Recreation Center, 1350 S. Sepulveda Blvd. in Los Angeles
• Animal evacuations: Large animals can be taken to the following places:
  • Los Angeles Equestrian Center, 480 W. Riverside Dr. in Burbank
  • Castaic Animal Care Center, 31044 Charlie Canyon in Castaic
  • Industry Hills Expo, 16200 Temple Ave. in the City of Industry
  • Pomona Fairplex, 101 W. McKinley Avenue in Pomona

A structure burns Tuesday at Rosenthal Wine Tasting on Pacific Coast Highway, in Malibu.

(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Eaton fire

• Started: Tuesday at 6:18 p.m. near Altadena and Midwick drives in Altadena near Eaton Canyon
• Size: 13,690 acres
• Containment: 0%
• Injuries: At least four fatalities, an unspecified number of injuries
• Summary: The Eaton fire spread rapidly amid high winds and dry brush and quickly threatened homes in the foothills. Residents, who had lost power, were told to flee in the dark as firefighters raced to the scene. At least 4,000 structures have been damaged in the fire.
• Evacuation centers: Shelters have been set up at the following places:
  • Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green St. in Pasadena
  • El Camino Real Charter High School, 5440 Valley Circle Blvd. in Woodland Hills
  • Pomona Fairplex, 1101 W McKinley Ave. in Pomona
  • Westwood Recreation Center, 1350 S. Sepulveda Blvd. in Los Angeles
  • Arcadia Community Center, 375 Campus Drive in Arcadia

Hurst fire

• Started: Tuesday at 10:29 p.m. near Diamond Road in Sylmar
• Size: 855 acres
• Containment: 10%
• Injuries: None reported
• Summary: The Hurst fire broke out near the area where Interstate 5 meets the 14 and 210 freeways in Sylmar. The blaze was fanned by strong winds and low humidity.
• Evacuation centers: Evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings on Thursday.
  • Ritchie Valens Recreation Center, 10736 Laurel Canyon Blvd. in Pacoima

Kenneth fire

• Started: Thursday at 3:34 p.m. near Victory Boulevard in West Hills
• Size: 960 acres
• Containment: 0%
• Injuries: None reported
• Summary: The fire spread rapidly Thursday afternoon, fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, and prompted evacuation orders. Mandatory evacuations were downgraded to warnings west of Valley Circle Boulevard and north of Burbank Boulevard Thursday evening.
• Evacuation centers: Evacuation orders in the area west of Valley Circle Boulevard and north of Burbank Boulevard were downgraded to warnings Thursday night. And evacuation warnings were canceled for the area between Valley Circle and Woodlake Avenue and in the Oak Park area near Kanan Road and Agoura Road, east of Kanan Road to Deer Hill.
  • Winnetka Recreation Center, 8401 Winnetka Ave.
  • ONE Generation, 18255 Victory Blvd. in Reseda

Lidia fire

• Started: Reported shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday in Acton.
• Size: 348 acres
• Containment: 60%
• Injuries: None reported.
• Summary: In just two hours, the fire ballooned from 80 acres to more than 340 on Wednesday in the city north of Angeles National Forest in the Antelope Valley. Forward progress has been stopped on the fire, officials said.