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Gifford Fire is now biggest CA wildfire of 2025. See how it compares to other blazes

A massive wildfire burning in eastern San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties is now California’s largest wildfire of the ...

Gifford Fire: Massive wildfire in central California threatens homes, injures 3 people as it burns out of control

The blaze threatened about 450 structures and forced the closure of the highway in both directions east of Santa Maria, a ...

California is on pace for its worst wildfire year in recent memory, and SoCal is mostly to blame

The Gifford fire straddling a rural stretch of the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo county line continued to grow Monday, ...

California’s Gifford Fire grows to 82K acres, forcing evacuations in 2 counties

California’s Gifford Fire has scorched more than 82,000 acres, injuring at least three people and forcing evacuations in ...

Rosa fire burns 1,200 acres in Riverside County, prompting evacuation orders

A vegetation fire ignited in the Santa Rosa Mountains in Riverside County on Monday afternoon, burning 1,200 acres by ...

Gifford fire consumes nearly 50,000 acres in Los Padres National Forest

The Gifford fire has burned nearly 40,000 acres of rugged hillside in Los Padres National Forest. Three people have been ...

Firefighters work to contain multiple blazes that merged to burn through nearly 40,000 acres: 'The risk of compound events is increasing'

Wildfires are a form of extreme weather, one exacerbated by record-shattering heat and warmer seas. Hurricanes, floods, ...

California Fire Map, Update As Evacuation Orders Issued for Gifford Blaze

The Gifford Fire in central California has expanded to become one of the state's largest active wildfires, burning over 72,000 acres and prompting widespread evacuation orders. Ne ...

Massive clouds of smoke blanket parts of California as Gifford fire grows

The cause of the fire, which is threatening more than 800 structures and is only 7% contained, is still under investigation.