The blaze threatened about 450 structures and forced the closure of the highway in both directions east of Santa Maria, a ...

The Gifford Fire rages to more than 82,000 acres of destruction. The photos from the frontlines show how intense the ...

California’s Gifford Fire has scorched more than 82,000 acres, injuring at least three people and forcing evacuations in ...

More than 800 structures are threatened by a massive wildfire in central California that left at least three people injured ...

On Tuesday afternoon, it surpassed the state's then-largest fire, the Madre Fire, which scorched about 81,000 acres in the ...

A massive wildfire burning in eastern San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties is now California’s largest wildfire of the ...

The Gifford Fire was first reported Friday near the Gifford trailhead in Los Padres National Forest, around 15 miles east of ...

Gifford started along Highway 166 east of Santa Maria, adjacent to the footprint of the year’s previous biggest fire: Madre, ...

Incident commanders hope an influx of personnel, aircraft and other firefighting tools will boost efforts to corral the ...

Temporary evacuation sites were established at Benjamin Foxen Elementary School in Santa Maria and the Cuyama Valley Family ...

The wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest grew to 82,000 acres on Tuesday. Officials are still trying to determine the ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — More than 800 structures are threatened by a massive wildfire in central California that left at ...