As the Gifford Fire topped 114,621 acres Sunday morning, crews continue to improve and strengthen existing control and containment lines while working to ...

Evacuation orders remain in effect in parts of Central California as the massive Gifford Fire crosses the 110,000 acre threshold. The fire is the largest of the year in California with more than ...

Aug. 9 federal fire update. It’s burning in a remote area of the Los Padres National Forest that has prompted road closures and evacuations in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, located about ...

Here is a bit of wisdom that is too often lost in our conversations about urban fire: Sometimes, recovery is not rebuilding.

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 113,648 acres after being active for eight days. A fire crew of 3,685 has been ...

The Gifford Fire is burning through thousands of acres becoming California's largest blaze of the year and threatening ...

California officials warned of hot, dry weather that could contribute to “rapid” fire growth and “significant fire behavior.” ...

California’s largest wildfire of 2025 has exploded in size, prompting urgent evacuations as fire-fueling heat grips the ...

More than 800 structures are being threatened by a massive wildfire burning through Los Padres National Forest in central California ...

The map above shows Gifford’s evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. Shown as a gray tone ...

The press release below, in English and Spanish, from Direct Relief details free N95 mask distribution sites as the largest ...

The number of structures threatened has risen to more than 2,900 in both Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.