The Gifford Fire grew by around 3,000 acres overnight as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked to corral the wildfire away from major population centers in San Luis Obispo County.

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

A dramatically large and dark column of smoke dominated the sky Tuesday as the Gifford Fire continued to burn in San Luis ...

Evacuation orders expanded to zones SLC-193, SLC-194, SLC-221, SLC-224, which include the areas of Pozo Road, Santa Margarita ...

Highway 166 reopened Wednesday afternoon after the Gifford Fire damaged the freeway ... Highway 166 runs along the Cuyama River, with San Luis Obispo County to the north and Santa Barbara County to ...

Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire will continue backfiring operations on Wednesday in the Garcia Wilderness in an ...

Looking for your new best friend? Now is the time as San Luis Obispo County Animal Services is offering discounted adoption fees through Monday.

After four days battling the Rosa Fire, Calexico Fire Department crews and the Imperial County Task Force have been ...

As the largest and most challenging wildfire in California so far in 2025 moves further northward and fire crews are ...

Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire may be approaching a turning point, as officials express cautious optimism amid ...

The Gifford Fire has burned more than 122,000 acres in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, and it's still about 20 miles from Santa Margarita.

As the Gifford Fire continues to burn across the Central Coast, the Santa Maria Elks Event Center has taken on a new role.