Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 113,648 acres after being active for eight days. A fire crew of 3,685 has been ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 5:39 p.m. in Kern County, California. Richbar Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. Currently, there is no data ...

The Gifford Fire is burning through thousands of acres becoming California's largest blaze of the year and threatening ...

The Gifford fire, which has been burning for a week, has been described as a 'megafire' and has so far injured three people ...

Firefighters continue to increase containment over the more than 100,000 acres burned by the Gifford Fire as of Saturday morning in San Luis Obispo County. At 104,402 acres, the fire was now 21% ...

California officials warned of hot, dry weather that could contribute to “rapid” fire growth and “significant fire behavior.” ...

That remote stretch of highway has a history of dangerous emergency response incidents, from fires to road collapse.

Burning over 100,000 acres in Los Padres National Forest, it has triggered evacuations and poses a long-term threat due to dry conditions, rugged terrain and a buildup of fire-prone vegetation.

The fire is the largest of the year in California with more than 104,000 acres scorched, according to fire officials. Nearly 3,000 firefighting personnel are attacking the blaze that’s burning ...

The fire is burning with dry and hot conditions, as temperatures climb above 100 degrees in mountainous terrain on the ...

Planned work on Highway 101 in southern San Luis Obispo County has been postponed due to the Gifford Fire. According to ...

A large brush fire continues to grow off Highway 166 east of Santa Maria and near Cuyama prompting numerous evacuations.