With the Gifford Fire burning just a few miles away east of Santa Maria, the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base is providing ...

The Gifford Fire was first reported Friday near the Gifford trailhead in Los Padres National Forest, around 15 miles east of ...

The fire has scorched at least 131 square miles of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with just 9% containment.

With fire crews bracing for hotter, dryer weather, the evacuation zone was expanded for California’s biggest fire of the ...

Upcoming hotter temperatures could impact the Gifford Fire, officials noted. Meanwhile, containment grew for the Rosa Fire.

The Gifford Fire rages to more than 82,000 acres of destruction. The photos from the frontlines show how intense the ...

Smoke from the Gifford Fire was hovering over parts of the county, resulting in sooty air quality and possible ash falling ...

Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against the massive ...

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

Incident commanders hope an influx of personnel, aircraft and other firefighting tools will boost efforts to corral the ...

The wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest grew to 82,000 acres on Tuesday. Officials are still trying to determine the ...

The Gifford Fire in Southern California has consumed over 80,000 acres and forced parts of two counties to be evacuated. The ...