The Madre and Gifford fires have to date scorched more than 200,000 acres on the Central Coast. Why was the area so ...

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California.

The Gifford Fire grew by around 3,000 acres overnight as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked to corral the ...

Firefighters were preparing for a “strategic firing operation” Tuesday that could help the battle against the main part of ...

It has burned 122,065 acres after being active for 11 days, an increase of 1,286 acres since the last update. A fire crew of 4,806 has been working on site and, as of Tuesday morning, they managed to ...

The Gifford Fire in San Luis Obispo County has surged past 100,000 acres, reaching "megafire" status and becoming the largest ...

San Luis Obispo County issued new evacuation orders for the Gifford Fire on Monday morning, as crews planned 36-hour burn ...

The Gifford Fire burning in central California has burned more than 119,000 acres as of early Monday, having expanded to ...

The Gifford Fire sent up a big plume of smoke on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked to corral the wildfire away from major population centers in San Luis ...

The new orders were for an area near the west edge of Gifford, burning since last week in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara ...

As the Gifford Fire stretches into a second week, the most intense portion of the massive blaze is taking place in South San Luis Obispo County, near the rural community of Huasna.

During a break in the firefight, the Sacramento team paused to honor the firefighters who died 46 years ago in SLO County.