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Gifford Fire Updates: Wildfire becomes state's largest blaze of the year
More than 870 remote homes and other structures at the northern edge of Los Padres National Forest are threatened by the ...
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Massive Gifford fire keeps growing, becomes state's largest blaze of the year
Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against the massive ...
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Gifford Fire Becomes CA's Largest Wildfire in 2025
As of Tuesday, Aug. 5, the Gifford Fire had scorched more than 82,000 acres, triggering evacuations and closing a key stretch ...
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Intense images of California's Gifford Fire as blaze becomes state's largest of the year
The Gifford Fire rages to more than 82,000 acres of destruction. The photos from the frontlines show how intense the ...
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 ...
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Gifford Fire Command Focuses on Northern Containment Lines, Structure Defense
Calm winds overnight helped Gifford Fire crews build containment lines on the “rapidly-growing fire on the northern flank,” ...
Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara County burns more than 60,000 acres, forces evacuations
The Gifford Fire was first reported Friday near the Gifford trailhead in Los Padres National Forest, around 15 miles east of ...
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 is now biggest CA wildfire of 2025. See how it compares to other blazes
A massive wildfire burning in eastern San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties is now California’s largest wildfire of the ...