News

Update: Madre Fire 74% contained, 80,786 acres destroyed in San Luis Obispo County
Madre Fire initially started 1:07 p.m. July 2 in San Luis Obispo County, California. Since its discovery nine days ago, it ...
Containment increases on Madre Fire in SLO County. See latest acreage, numbers
Firefighters are still working to fully contain the Madre Fire, which has been burning grassland in southeastern San Luis Obispo County for over a week. As of Friday morning, the fire was sitting at ...
Ojai Valley News19h
Madre Fire, the state’s largest of the year, reaches more than 80K acres
The Madre Fire, which broke out on July 2 in San Luis Obispo county, reached 80,615 acres as of July 10 at 3:09 p.m., ...
News Channel 3-122h
State budget to convert thousands of seasonal firefighters into full-time roles and environmental law changes set to expand mitigation projects
This year's state budget makes a major investment in firefighting statewide including the conversion all 3,000 seasonal firefighters ...
The Cool Down on MSN13h
Firefighters scramble as multiple wildfires erupt in California 'expected to increase steadily'
Just as firefighters in California got one wildfire under control, an even bigger blaze erupted. The Madre Fire has quickly expanded to become the state's largest so far this year. What's ...
KSBY42m
Tanker Base in Santa Maria played critical role in containing the Madre Fire
A small operation just miles from downtown Santa Maria became one of the firefight’s most important assets: the Santa Maria ...
Noozhawk7h
Bill Macfadyen: Tanker Truck Trouble Turns Carpinteria Traffic Into a Grind
There’s an exciting new rodeo in Santa Barbara County — Santa Barbara Rodeo Days — and I’m thrilled that Noozhawk will be a major sponsor. I’ve ...