Hughes Fire
ACRES BURNED
10425
STATE
California
ORIGIN COUNTY
Los Angelescontainment
100%
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34.553008, -118.56687
2025-01-22
TIMELINE
8 days
January 22
Detected
January 31
LAST UPDATED
Incident Data
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Description
Lake Hughes Road near Castaic Lake, Castaic
Response
Lead Protecting AGENCY
Unified Command: CAL FIRE, Angeles National Forest , LA County Fire, and Bureau of Land Management
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**Start Date/Time/Location** The Hughes Fire ignited on January 22, 2025, at approximately 10:37 A.M. near Lake Hughes Road, north of Castaic Reservoir Road in the Castaic area of Los Angeles County[2][3][5]. **Size and Containment** As of the latest updates, the fire has burned 10,425 acres and is now 87% contained, marking significant progress from the initial containment of 14% reported earlier[2][3][4]. **Growth and Rate of Spread** The fire rapidly expanded from 50 acres to over 5,000 acres in the first few hours, driven by extreme fire weather conditions including high winds and low humidity. Firefighters have been challenged by the fire's aggressive behavior, terrain, and weather[2][4][5]. **Containment Efforts** Unified Command involves CAL FIRE, Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County Fire Department, and the Bureau of Land Management. Firefighters have used extensive air support, including Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) and CAL FIRE HAWK helicopters, to drop large quantities of retardant and water to control the fire's spread[2][3].
Citations
['https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/hughes-fire-castaic-los-angeles-county-updates/', 'https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025/1/22/hughes-fire/updates/7150ba5c-a5d3-42fd-a38a-eddc92e5f13a', 'https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/caanf-hughes-fire', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VjPE7GJsR4', 'https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/zone-map-here-are-the-evacuation-order-and-warning-zones-for-the-hughes-fire/3612558/']