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Gifford Fire officials are expecting improved weather conditions on Friday, which they say will help firefighters working to contain the blaze.
Finally, evacuation warnings were lifted for zones SLC-197 and SLC-226, which include areas east of Branch Mountain Road, ...
San Luis Obispo County issued new evacuation orders for the Gifford Fire on Monday morning, as crews planned 36-hour burn ...
Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire may be approaching a turning point, as officials express cautious optimism amid ...
The improvement in fire conditions comes after the agency reported that its backfiring operation was successful in stopping ...
The last two weeks of 2025’s summer vacation on the Central Coast was overshadowed—literally in many places—by the Gifford ...
The map above shows Gifford’s evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. Shown as a gray tone ...
Firefighters were preparing for a “strategic firing operation” Tuesday that could help the battle against the main part of ...