Evacuation warnings and orders are in effect for the Gifford Fire and Highway 166 remains closed as of Sunday morning.

Fire personnel from the Sacramento area are being deployed to Santa Barbara County to help with the response to a rapidly ...

Fire crews from Los Padres National Forest are on scene for a 30.519-acre vegetation fire near Gifford Trailhead on ...

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

Evacuations have been ordered in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties near the Los Padres National Forest.

A fire that broke out along Highway 166 near the Gifford Trailhead east of Santa Maria Friday was 5 percent contained as of ...

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

Gifford Fire burns on both sides of Hwy 166 near Madre Fire burn scar ...

The Gifford fire burning east of Santa Maria along Highway 166 exploded to 30,519 acres Saturday and prompted orders for ...

The Gifford Fire is burning on both sides of Highway 166 near the burn scar of July’s Madre Fire. Evacuations have been ordered for parts of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

The Gifford fire has rapidly spread after firefighters contained the Madre fire. Together, the two blazes have already burned over 100,000 acres.

The Gifford fire, which has been fueled by dry conditions and warm weather, has spread to two counties, officials said.