Hurst Fire
ACRES BURNED
799
STATE
California
ORIGIN COUNTY
Los Angelescontainment
100%
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34.32533, -118.478134
2025-01-07
TIMELINE
9 days
January 7
Detected
January 17
LAST UPDATED
Incident Data
CAUSE
Description
Near Diamond Road, Sylmar
Response
Lead Protecting AGENCY
Los Angeles City Fire Department, United States Forest Service, Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angles County Sheriff
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- **Start Date/Time/Location**: The Hurst Fire ignited on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 10:25 p.m. near the I-210 Foothill Freeway and Yarnell Street in Sylmar, California[2][5]. - **Size and Containment**: As of the latest update, the fire has burned 855 acres and is 10% contained[2]. - **Growth and Rate of Spread**: The fire has been actively spreading, although firefighters have made progress in controlling its growth. They have held the fire north of the I-210 Foothill Freeway and established control lines up to Santa Clara Divide Road. Despite this, the fire remains a significant threat due to ongoing wind conditions[2][5]. - **Containment Efforts**: Unified Command involves the Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff, and CAL FIRE. Federal assistance has been granted through FEMA's Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) to support the response efforts[1][2].
Citations
['https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20250108/fema-fire-management-assistance-granted-hurst-fire', 'https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-publication/caanf-hurst-fire/hurst-fire-evening-update-01-09-2025', 'https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/los-angeles-wildfires-palisades-eaton-hurst-active', 'https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/01/08/more-than-7500-firefighting-emergency-personnel-deployed-to-fight-unprecedented-los-angeles-fires/', 'https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025/1/7/hurst-fire/updates/cbe852d5-fd86-401b-aa1f-869c0caeb9cf']