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

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

The Gifford Fire sent up a big plume of smoke on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked ...

The smell of fresh pencils and hand sanitizer will soon fill the air as San Luis Obispo County students start their return to ...

The Gifford Fire grew by around 3,000 acres overnight as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked to corral the wildfire away from major population centers in San Luis Obispo County.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed former San Luis Obispo County Court Commissioner Kenneth McDaniel to serve as a judge, ...

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

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

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

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

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