Current Los Angeles County major wildfires, 2025. Los Angeles Almanac map.
Map of Canyon Fire burn area west of Castaic Lake area, Northern Los Angeles County. Image from Cal Fire.
Report as of Aug. 14, 5:01 pm: The fire started Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 1:25 p.m., north of Highway 126, west of Castaic, in Ventura County. The fire has since burned into Los Angeles County. 5,370 acres are reported burned, most within L.A. County. Seven structures are reported destroyed. The fire is 100% contained at the time of this report.
Firefighters on the ground versus the Canyon Fire, Aug. 8. Photo by L.A. County Fire Dept.
Source: Cal Fire.
See Los Angeles County Incident Response page for information regarding evacuations, shelters and road closures.