Track Los Angeles wildfire damage on maps

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Entire neighborhoods burned to the ground. Dozens of people died after people were either unable to leave their homes or chose not to flee. The Los Angeles wildfires of 2025 have left incredible devastation.

Although official damage assessments have not yet been completed, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection estimates that more than 12,300 structures were damaged or destroyed in the Palisades and Eaton fires.

The Palisades Fire was the largest fire in terms of the number of areas burned. The famous Malibu restaurant Moonshadows was completely destroyed, as was the Palisades Branch Library. Palisades Charter High School suffered significant damage. Here is an analysis of the building damage with what we now know:

Estimates suggest that the Eaton Fire may have been smaller in scope than the Palisades Fire, but likely destroyed more buildings. Here’s an analysis of what we know about the damage in the hardest-hit Los Angeles County neighborhood of Altadena:

View Maxar satellite images of part of Altadena before and after the Eaton Fire devastated the area.

Destroyed buildings in Altadena, California
Satellite Image ©2025 Maxar Technologies

The severity of the Los Angeles fires has also shown that many U.S. communities have limited emergency evacuation plans in place. After the Palisades Fire first broke out on Jan. 7, many residents of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood had difficulty evacuating due to traffic congestion, forcing some to abandon their cars and flee on foot. Small communities may be particularly at risk: Hundreds of cities have been identified with restricted evacuation routes, according to an analysis by Streetlight Data, an analytics service that tracks traffic data.

The Palisades and Eaton fires have already climbed to the top of the list of the most devastating wildfires in LA County history and currently occupy the No. 3 and No. 4 spots on the list of the most devastating wildfires in the history of the state of California, at least 1991.

This story is evolving and will be updated.