A Look at Los Angeles Wildfires: Interactive Dashboard Recap
Wildfires are a recurring part of life in Southern California, shaping both the landscape and the way communities respond to natural disasters. This interactive LA wildfire dashboard offers a data-driven look at fire activity from early 2025, highlighting total acres burned, major fire incidents, and containment progress.
What the Dashboard Shows
Between January and February 2025, a total of 57,000 acres burned across multiple fire events in the Los Angeles area. The most significant day was January 8, 2025, when 38,000 acres burned in a single incident. Other large fires included the Palisades Fire, which covered 23,400 acres and reached 98% containment, and the Eaton Fire and Hughes Fire, which burned 14,000 and 10,400 acres, respectively, before reaching full containment.
The dashboard also includes a map of fire locations and a timeline showing when each incident started. Using Power BI to compile and visualize the data, this project serves as a snapshot of the region’s wildfire activity during this period.
Exploring the Data
While wildfires are a well-documented phenomenon in California, it’s always interesting to see how the data comes together in different visual formats. This dashboard pulls from official CAL FIRE reports to give a clearer picture of what happened, when, and where.
For those interested in exploring further, official wildfire data is available at CAL FIRE’s website.