Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 104,402 acres after being active for eight days. A fire crew of 3,685 has been ...

A new wildfire emerged in an area north of Los Angeles, California on Thursday, resulting in at least 4,000 homes being ordered to evacuate. The post WATCH: California Wildfire Spreads Rapidly in Area ...

A fast-growing brush fire is forcing thousands of people to evacuate in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles.

California’s largest wildfire of 2025 has exploded in size, prompting urgent evacuations as fire-fueling heat grips the ...

Gifford Fire officials held a community meeting in Sisquoc at Santa Barbara County Fire Station 23 on Thursday night. They ...

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.

Highway 166 has been closed for a week since the Gifford Fire started and will likely remain closed for several more days, according to fire and transit officials.

From when it broke out on Aug. 1 to the latest efforts to contain the blaze as it enters the weekend, here’s a look at the dramatic photos and videos that document the Gifford Fire spread across the ...

Gifford Fire officials report minimal growth overnight after a rapid expansion of the fire on the northwest side on Thursday.

The Gifford fire has become the largest wildfire in California so far this year, with the 'megafire' having burned over ...

The Gifford Fire response will swell to 3,000 people Wednesday morning, and incident commanders are setting up additional base camps to reduce drive time ...