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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 Eaton Fire Ignites in Eaton Canyon Above Altadena

  Mount Wilson Toll Road, Altadena, CA 91023

  

  Starts 01/08/2025 2:18AM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%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 agoThe article says the fire 'began on January 7, 2025, at around 6:18 p.m. PST' and CAL FIRE gives 'Date Started 01/07/2025 6:18 PM'; that is 02:18 UTC on 8 January, so the UTC day is one later than the local day the fire is known by.^[1]

  Starting at about 6:18 p.m. below Edison transmission towers in Eaton Canyon, the wind-driven fire swept into Altadena, burning 14,021 acres, destroying 9,419 structures and killing 19 people.

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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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