Wildfires California In Early 2025 Causes. The palisades fire has destroyed over 1,000 residential and commercial structures. In what has been one of the most severe wind events in at least a decade, california is grappling with widespread, intense winds that triggered the firestorms.
A home is engulfed in flames during the eaton fire in the altadena area of los angeles county, california on january 8, 2025. (josh edelson/getty images) powerful santa.