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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 ...
Gifford Fire Map, Update as California Blaze Hits Major Milestone
CAL FIRE wrote on X on Friday: "California is under a heat wave, bringing hot, dry, and windy conditions, making wildfires more likely to occur and to spread fast. When temps soar, even a tiny spark ...
Where is Gifford Fire burning in Central California? See interactive map
The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 96,000 acres of California’s Central Coast, becoming the state’s largest wildfire of ...
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.
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California’s Gifford Fire Becomes State’s Largest Wildfire of 2025
Amid a worsening climate crisis, the fires in California have reached catastrophic levels as the Gifford Fire rips through ...
Diablo Canyon scales back power as Gifford Fire grows to California’s largest in 2025
The nuclear power plant has reduced output from one of its units due its transmission lines’ proximity to the fire.
Gifford Fire becomes California’s largest of the year as wildfires burn across the West
The Gifford Fire in Central California has grown into the state’s largest wildfire of the year, burning over 82,000 acres ...
California fire map, update as evacuation orders issued for Gifford blaze
Temporary evacuation sites were established at Benjamin Foxen Elementary School in Santa Maria and the Cuyama Valley Family ...
Gifford Fire burns over 72,000 acres in California
A wildfire in Southern California has burned over 72,000 acres in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, officials said.
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 ...
Canyon Fire in California near Lake Piru burns over 5,300 acres; all evacuation orders and warnings lifted
Fire officials say the blaze is threatening power lines as well as the communities of Hasley Canyon and Hathaway Ranch.