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 continues to burn in rugged wilderness areas of the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo County.

Planned work on Highway 101 in southern San Luis Obispo County has been postponed due to the Gifford Fire. According to ...

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

Saturday marks day 9 of the Gifford Fire and firefighters have another day of hot and dry weather to contend with as they continue to fight the growing blaze.

A huge blaze burning in Southern California has been dubbed a 'megafire' after becoming the largest wildfire in the state this year. The Golden State has had a torrid 2025, starting off with the ...

CAL FIRE wrote on X on Friday: "California is under a heat wave, bringing hot, dry, and windy conditions, making wildfires more likely to occur and to spread fast. When temps soar, even a tiny spark ...

It’s no easy feat organizing a clean place for 1,000 firefighters to rest after a long day on the line. Here’s how it gets done.

The marine layer returns acting to cool the coast and valleys while the mountains and deserts will remain above average with heat alerts into early next week ...

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

As the Gifford Fire stretches into a second week, the most intense portion of the massive blaze is taking place in South San Luis Obispo County, near the rural community of Huasna.