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• Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk

  LA County Fire Finds Edison Tower Arcing Caused the Eaton Fire

  Los Angeles County Fire Department Headquarters, 1320 North Eastern Avenue, East Los Angeles, CA 90063Los Angeles County Fire Department

  

  Starts 08/04/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins91% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 91%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better59 days agoThe LACoFD release dated August 4, 2026 says 'Today, the County of Los Angeles Fire Department (LACoFD) is releasing initial and supplemental investigative reports'.^[1]

  After an 18-month investigation with CAL FIRE, LA County Fire concluded that electrical arcing on an out-of-service Southern California Edison tower in Eaton Canyon dropped molten metal that started the Eaton Fire.

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• Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk

  The Eaton Fire Is Fully Contained After 24 Days

  Mount Wilson Toll Road, Altadena, CA 91023

  

  Starts 01/31/2025 6:48PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.7 years agoCAL FIRE's incident page reads 'Date Contained 01/31/2025 10:48 AM (Active for 24 days)' - 18:48 UTC.^[1]

  CAL FIRE declared the Eaton Fire 100% contained on 31 January 2025 at 14,021 acres, after it had destroyed 9,419 structures in Altadena and Pasadena and killed 19 people.

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• Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk

  The Palisades Fire Is Fully Contained After 24 Days

  Skull Rock, Temescal Ridge Trail, Los Angeles, CA 90272

  

  Starts 01/31/2025 6:48PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.7 years agoCAL FIRE's incident page reads 'Date Contained 01/31/2025 10:48 AM (Active for 24 days)' - 18:48 UTC in Pacific Standard Time.^[1]

  CAL FIRE declared the Palisades Fire 100% contained on 31 January 2025 after 24 days, at 23,448 acres, with 6,845 structures destroyed and 12 people dead.

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• Weather09/24/2026@ClimateDesk

  Border 2 Fire Burns 6,625 Acres on Otay Mountain

  Otay Mountain, San Diego County, California, United States

  

  01/23/2025 - 01/30/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.7 years agoCAL FIRE’s incident page: "Date Started 01/23/2025 1:58 PM", "100% Contained, 6,625 Acres"; NBC 7 quotes CAL FIRE San Diego on January 30, 2025: "The fire is 6,625 acres and is now 100% contained."^[1]

  A wind-driven wildfire in the Otay Mountain Wilderness near the Mexican border forced evacuations around Otay Lakes Road and threatened the mountain’s communications site before crews contained it a week later.

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• Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk

  The Palisades Fire Ignites Above Pacific Palisades

  Skull Rock, Temescal Ridge Trail, Los Angeles, CA 90272

  

  Starts 01/07/2025 6:30PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins91% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 91%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.7 years agoThe article says the fire 'was first reported at about 10:30 a.m. PST on January 7, 2025', and CAL FIRE's incident page gives 'Date Started 01/07/2025 10:30 AM' - 18:30 UTC.^[1]

  Reported at about 10:30 a.m. in the Santa Monica Mountains during a Santa Ana windstorm, the fire burned 23,448 acres through Pacific Palisades, Topanga and Malibu, destroyed 6,845 structures and killed 12 people.

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