CAL FIRE wrote on X on Friday: "California is under a heat wave, bringing hot, dry, and windy conditions, making wildfires ...

Firefighters gained ground on the Gifford Fire, which continues to burn along the eastern edge of California’s Central Coast.

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 132,605 acres after being active for 13 days. A crew of 4,946 firefighters has been ...

Finally, evacuation warnings were lifted for zones SLC-197 and SLC-226, which include areas east of Branch Mountain Road, ...

Gifford started along Highway 166 east of Santa Maria, adjacent to the footprint of the year’s previous biggest fire: Madre, ...