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Map: Gifford Fire burns past 100,000 acres; more dry, windy weather forecast
The map above shows Gifford’s evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. Shown as a gray tone ...
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Gifford Fire Becomes California 'Megafire,' Forcing Thousands To Evacuate
California’s largest wildfire of 2025 has exploded in size, prompting urgent evacuations as fire-fueling heat grips the ...
Growing 'mega fire' in California becomes state's largest in 2025
The fire is burning with dry and hot conditions, as temperatures climb above 100 degrees in mountainous terrain on the Central Coast.
Gifford Fire: Massive California blaze keeps growing and becomes state’s largest blaze of the year
The fire has scorched at least 131 square miles of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with just 9% containment.
California’s Gifford Fire Nears Megafire Status
It’s already California’s biggest wildfire of the year, but the Gifford Fire continues to grow and is nearing megafire status ...
Gifford Fire in California grows to more than 72K acres as firefighters battle blaze
Nearly 2,000 firefighters are fighting a battle against the Gifford wildfire in central California that has already burned more than 72,000 acres.
California’s Gifford Fire grows to 82K acres, forcing evacuations in 2 counties
California’s Gifford Fire has scorched more than 82,000 acres, injuring at least three people and forcing evacuations in ...
The Gifford Fire has burned for a week. See photos, videos from start to now
As of Friday, the Gifford Fire has burned a destructive path through San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties for just ...