The Gifford Fire burning in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties has burned over 190 square miles and is now considered a megafire. A megafire is characterised by its intensity, size, duration, ...

Evacuation orders expanded to zones SLC-193, SLC-194, SLC-221, SLC-224, which include the areas of Pozo Road, Santa Margarita ...

The Gifford Fire burning in central California has burned more than 119,000 acres as of early Monday, having expanded to ...

The Gifford Fire has reached "mega fire" status at over 119,000 acres burned and has become California's largest fire this ...

Gifford Fire officials will host a community meeting in San Luis Obispo at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, to provide an update on ...

San Luis Obispo County issued new evacuation orders for the Gifford Fire on Monday morning, as crews planned 36-hour burn ...

A strategic burning operation is now underway in San Luis Obispo County that is intended to help in the ongoing efforts to ...

As the Gifford Fire rages on for an 11th straight day, crews are preparing to launch a new operation Monday in San Luis ...

CAL FIRE wrote on X on Friday: "California is under a heat wave, bringing hot, dry, and windy conditions, making wildfires ...

An air quality advisory has been issued for the Bay Area amid concerns about wildfire smoke drifting into the region.

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 ...

As the Gifford Fire grew above 118,060 acres Sunday, crews continued to improve and strengthen control and containment lines ...