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

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

Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire will continue backfiring operations on Wednesday in the Garcia Wilderness in an attempt to slow the fire’s spread.

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

A megafire that straddles two Central California counties has forced Caltrans to cancel its plans to close a highway near the ...

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 ...

With the Gifford fire burning largely to the north in San Luis Obispo County Wednesday, Caltrans reopened Highway 166 ...

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 ...

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

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

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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.