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The wildfire is nearing 100,000 acres burned, though containment is increasing slowly. Here’s the latest update.
Emergency officials announced new evacuation orders in San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday due to the Gifford Fire.
The new orders were for an area near the west edge of Gifford, burning since last week in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara ...
The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 83,000 acres of California's Central Coast, becoming the state's largest wildfire of ...
SISQUOC, Calif. - The Gifford Fire has become the largest fire and most challenging firefight in California so far in 2025, ...
As the Gifford Fire continues to spread, fire officials are hosting several community meetings to brief the public on ...
A massive wildfire burning in eastern San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties is now California’s largest wildfire of the ...
With the Gifford Fire burning just a few miles away east of Santa Maria, the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base is providing ...
The fire has scorched at least 131 square miles of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with just 9% containment.
The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District warned that smoke would impact air quality in SLO County on ...
The wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest grew to 82,000 acres on Tuesday. Officials are still trying to determine the ...
Smoke from the Gifford Fire was hovering over parts of the county, resulting in sooty air quality and possible ash falling ...