Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California.

Highway 166 runs along the Cuyama River, with San Luis Obispo County to the north and Santa Barbara County to the south. On ...

The Madre and Gifford fires have to date scorched more than 200,000 acres on the Central Coast. Why was the area so susceptible?

Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire will continue backfiring operations on Wednesday in the Garcia Wilderness in an ...

Highway 166 reopened Wednesday after a long closure due to the Gifford Fire burning along both sides of the roadway. Caltrans District 5 has been ...

Looking for your new best friend? Now is the time as San Luis Obispo County Animal Services is offering discounted adoption ...

Hot weather has paired with low humidity and high winds for the past twelve days. There is good news on the way: a ...

After four days battling the Rosa Fire, Calexico Fire Department crews and the Imperial County Task Force have been ...

A Colorado prison was evacuated as one of the largest wildfires in state history continued to grow, with officials warning residents of remote areas to be ready to leave as gusty winds and low humidit ...

As the largest and most challenging wildfire in California so far in 2025 moves further northward and fire crews are ...

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 scorched 125,272 acres in California’s San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties by the evening of Tu2.