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

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 131,589 acres after being active for 18 days. A crew of 2,713 firefighters has been ...

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

The Gifford Fire burning in California's Santa Barbara County has reached 'mega fire' status as the Golden State swelters in ...

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

The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 96,000 acres of California’s Central Coast, becoming the state’s largest wildfire of ...

A dangerous heat wave has descended on much of California and the U.S. Southwest, with triple-digit temperatures expected ...

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

The Gifford Fire, which has burned over 83,000 acres since it began on Friday, is now the largest blaze in California this ...

I’m hopeful,” a Morro Bay resident said. “We could have snuffed them all out, but, you know, I just don’t believe it.” ...

The Gifford Fire in Central California has grown into the state’s largest wildfire of the year, burning over 82,000 acres with minimal containment. Crews are battling extreme fire conditions fueled by ...

California’s Gifford Fire has scorched more than 82,000 acres, injuring at least three people and forcing evacuations in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.