Monterey County officials are offering free shelter for evacuated horse owners from San Luis Obispo County as the Gifford ...

The Gifford Fire is massive — but it’s not the largest blaze the Central Coast has ever seen. After burning for 15 days, the ...

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 ...

Santa Margarita Lake Recreation Area in eastern San Luis Obispo announced reopened to the public Tuesday as the county ...

As the Gifford Fire continues to spread, smoke and ash have settled across large portions of Santa Barbara County.

The Gifford Fire was first reported Friday near the Gifford trailhead in Los Padres National Forest, around 15 miles east of Santa Maria. It quickly ballooned to more than 23,000 acres within 24 hours ...

Staying at 131,589 acres, the Gifford Fire was 91% contained on Monday morning, according to an incident update by the Los ...

A weekend fire in North Santa Cruz County burned through a couple of acres of dried grassland and coastal groves before ...

A significant heat wave is on the way to Santa Barbara County and could affect “most places” away from the coast, according to the National Weather ...

Safety due to the Gifford Fire remains a top priority for fire crews as firefighters work to gain full containment on the fire that has burned 131,589 acres.

Fire personnel from the Sacramento area are being deployed to Santa Barbara County to help with the response to a rapidly growing wildfire.