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Reinforcements En Route as Gifford Fire Grows to 72,460 Acres
Incident commanders hope an influx of personnel, aircraft and other firefighting tools will boost efforts to corral the ...
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 ...
Gifford Fire: Massive wildfire in central California threatens homes, injures 3 people as it burns out of control
The blaze threatened about 450 structures and forced the closure of the highway in both directions east of Santa Maria, a ...
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Gifford Fire East of Santa Maria Explodes Overnight, Doubling in Size
The Gifford Fire east of Santa Maria exploded overnight Friday into Saturday, nearly doubling in size and torching rugged ...
Diablo Canyon scales back power as Gifford Fire grows to California’s largest in 2025
The nuclear power plant has reduced output from one of its units due its transmission lines’ proximity to the fire.
The Raging Gifford Fire, Like Many, Began Near a Highway
The wildfire in the Los Padres National Forest grew to 82,000 acres on Tuesday. Officials are still trying to determine the ...
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Gifford fire chars more than 65,000 acres with 3% containment, warm week ahead
The Gifford fire, which broke out Friday afternoon after a car reportedly driving on a flat tire sparked roadside brush, grew ...
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UPDATE: Gifford fire balloons to more than 65,000 acres, 3 injured, Hwy. 166 closed
The Gifford fire burning east of Santa Maria along Highway 166 ballooned to 65,062 acres Monday morning with 3% containment.