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

As the Gifford Fire nears its two week mark, firefighters are encouraged their efforts to control and eventually extinguish ...

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

As the Gifford Fire continues to burn across the Central Coast, the Santa Maria Elks Event Center has taken on a new role.

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

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

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Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire will continue backfiring operations on Wednesday in the Garcia Wilderness in an attempt to slow the fire’s spread.

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 ...

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.

Residents have been warned about air quality amid concerns about wildfire smoke in central California from the Gifford Fire.

The Canyon Fire, which began on Thursday afternoon, has blazed through nearly 5,000 acres in less than 24 hours.