Over the next 24 hours, the fire’s behavior should be limited inside the perimeter, the Los Padres National Forest reported.

Within hours of the Aug. 1 ignition, the Gifford Fire exploded as flames raced through tall, dry grasses and thick chaparral, blackening terrain on both ...

A map shared by the San Luis Obispo County Office of Emergency Services on X showed that evacuation orders and warnings were ...

Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order on Thursday declaring a statewide disaster emergency due to weather conditions ...

The Gifford Fire grew by around 3,000 acres overnight as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked to corral the ...

A megafire that straddles two Central California counties has forced Caltrans to cancel its plans to close a highway near the ...

Highway 166 reopened Wednesday at noon as firefighters have contained over 37% off the Gifford Fire east of Santa Maria.

Firefighters were preparing for a “strategic firing operation” Tuesday that could help the battle against the main part of ...

New evacuation orders are in effect in San Luis Obispo County in the area of Pozo Road, Santa Margarita Lake, Parkhill Road ...