Update: Palms Fire in Riverside County – Dec. 31 status

Published Dec 31, 2025 #Palms fire

Updated: 11:30 a.m. Dec. 31

First discovered: 44 hours ago, 3:23 p.m. Dec. 29

Initial location: Riverside County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Palms

Palms Fire initially started 3:23 p.m. Dec. 29 in Riverside County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management for 44 hours. There is currently no information on the containment of the fire and its cause remains unknown.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center