Learn about the 23,000-acre wildfire in south-central California, its impact on Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, ...

At 10 a.m. Saturday, it was estimated at 23,588 acres (37 square miles), the California Department of Forestry and Fire ...

The Gifford fire has rapidly spread after firefighters contained the Madre fire. Together, the two blazes have already burned ...

A fire that broke out along Highway 166 near the Gifford Trailhead east of Santa Maria Friday was 5 percent contained as of ...

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. Since its discovery 27 ...

The Gifford Fire east of Santa Maria exploded overnight Friday into Saturday, nearly doubling in size and torching rugged ...

The Gifford fire has scorched more than 30,000 acres in less than two days in Los Padres National Forest as firefighters ...

A fast-moving wildfire exploded in size late Friday in Southern California, triggering evacuations across two counties and ...

Fire crews from Los Padres National Forest are on scene for a 30.519-acre vegetation fire near Gifford Trailhead on ...

#GiffordFire has grown to 12,786 acres overnight as of 5:00 am on 8/2/25. Highway 166 remains closed from Highway 101 to ...

The Office of Emergency Services strike team, comprising multiple local fire agencies, was deployed to the Gifford Fire in ...

Sill and his wife, Heidi, own a ranch on Highway 166 and returned to their property Saturday following the start of the ...