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Gifford Fire Becomes California 'Megafire,' Forcing Thousands To Evacuate
California’s largest wildfire of 2025 has exploded in size, prompting urgent evacuations as fire-fueling heat grips the ...
Where is Gifford Fire burning in Central California? See interactive map
The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 96,000 acres of California’s Central Coast, becoming the state’s largest wildfire of ...
Gifford Fire: Massive California blaze keeps growing and becomes state’s largest blaze of the year
The fire has scorched at least 131 square miles of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with just 9% containment.
Map: Gifford Fire grows 10,000 acres overnight to become California’s biggest wildfire of 2025
Gifford started along Highway 166 east of Santa Maria, adjacent to the footprint of the year’s previous biggest fire: Madre, ...
Gifford Fire burns over 72,000 acres in California
A wildfire in Southern California has burned over 72,000 acres in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, officials said.
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 in Santa Barbara County burns more than 60,000 acres, forces evacuations
The Gifford Fire was first reported Friday near the Gifford trailhead in Los Padres National Forest, around 15 miles east of ...
Northern California firefighters head to Santa Barbara to battle wildfire
Fire Stations in the Sacramento and Manteca area are sending firefighters to Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties to ...
Gifford Fire Burns Nearly 40,000 Acres at Los Padres Forest in California
The Gifford fire, which has been fueled by dry conditions and warm weather, has spread to two counties, officials said.
Map: Gifford Fire in Central California nears 50,000 acres
Fire managers for the U.S. Forest Service put Gifford at 49,761 acres (77 square miles), with 3% containment. Three people ...
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Map: Gifford Fire in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara counties
VIIRS/MODIS satellite hotspot data is updated daily in the morning with the red dots indicating which direction the fire is ...
Gifford Fire Map, Update as California Blaze Hits Major Milestone
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 ...