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Gifford fire burns more than 23,000 acres at Los Padres Forest in California
Learn about the 23,000-acre wildfire in south-central California, its impact on Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, and the ongoing firefighting efforts as dry conditions and warm weather fuel the blaze.
California's Gifford fire prompts evacuation as blaze nears 25,000 acres
The Gifford fire has rapidly spread after firefighters contained the Madre fire. Together, the two blazes have already burned over 100,000 acres.
Watch: California's Gifford Fire races up hillside toward camera as blaze explodes in size
A fast-moving wildfire exploded in size late Friday in Southern California, triggering evacuations across two counties and sending firefighters scrambling.
Massive Gifford Fire races up California's Plowshare Peak
The Gifford Fire exploded in size Friday night along Plowshare Peak in Southern California's Los Padres National Forest. Time-lapse video from ALERTCalifornia shows the flames rapidly spreading up the mountainside.
Map: Gifford Fire explodes to California’s 2nd-biggest of the year
The Gifford Fire, which started Friday next to the footprint of California’s biggest 2025 wildfire, quickly grew to more than 30,000 acres and prompted evacuation orders in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
Massive wildfire spreads near Los Padres National Forest in California, USA
On August 2, 2025, in California, USA, @CalDisasters shared a video of the Gifford Fire. In the video, recorded from Nipomo High School, a large plume of smoke is seen rising across Los Padres National Forest as the fire spreads on both sides of Highway 166 between Santa Maria and Cuyama Valley.
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Aircraft drops fire suppressant on Gifford Fire in California

Video shared by the U.S. Forest Service shows a firefighting aircraft drop suppressant on the Gifford Fire burning in the Los ...
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UPDATE: Gifford Fire explodes to 30,519 acres with 5% containment

A fire that broke out along Highway 166 near the Gifford Trailhead east of Santa Maria Friday was 5 percent contained as of ...
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Evacuation orders issued for 30,519-acre vegetation fire near Gifford Trailhead on Highway 166

Fire crews from Los Padres National Forest are on scene for a 30.519-acre vegetation fire near Gifford Trailhead on ...
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Fast-Moving Vegetation Fire Swells to 12,400 Acres East of Santa Maria

A fast-moving vegetation fire burning along both sides of Highway 166 east of Santa Maria had blackened an estimated 12,400 ...
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Map: Gifford Fire in Central California has another big night

Last year at the start of August, the two fires that would become California’s biggest of 2024 had been burning for a little ...

Wildfires Spread Out West as Canada Fire Smoke Covers Midwest

Remote wildfires out West are forcing new evacuation orders as the Gifford Fire burns in central California, the Monroe ...

Northern California firefighters head to Santa Barbara to battle wildfire

Fire Stations in the Sacramento and Manteca area are sending firefighters to Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties to ...
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Gifford Fire scorches more than 30,000 acres near Santa Maria, evacuations and injuries reported

Evacuation orders and warnings remain in parts of SLO and Santa Barbara counties. Residents are urged to monitor for changing ...