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Where is Gifford Fire burning in Central California? See interactive map

The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 83,000 acres of California's Central Coast, becoming the state's largest wildfire of the year so far. The massive wildfire burning in eastern San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties was 9% contained as of Wednesday, Aug. 6, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Newsweek on MSN · 2d

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 Resource Center in New Cuyama, Cal Fire said. The agency also reported that Highway 166 was closed between Highway 101 and New Cuyama.

The Mercury News · 1d

Gifford Fire: Massive California blaze keeps growing and becomes state’s largest blaze of the year

The fire has scorched at least 131 square miles of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with just 9% containment.

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UPI News on MSN · 1h

Researchers link hundreds of deaths to California wildfires

Wildfires that tore through Los Angeles early this year may have caused hundreds more deaths than official reports show, Boston University researchers suggest.

KSBW Channel 8 on MSN · 2h

New evacuations ordered as California wildfire nears 100,000 acres

New evacuations have been ordered in Central California as the massive Gifford Fire nears 100,000 acres burned.

U.S. News & World Report · 7h

California Wildfires May Have Caused Hundreds More Deaths

Wildfires that tore through Los Angeles early this year may have caused hundreds more deaths than official reports show, new research suggests. While the fires were said to have taken 31 lives, a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association estimates that about 440 more deaths may be linked to the disaster.

NBC Los Angeles48m

Canyon Fire spreads to 50 acres in Ventura County

A brush fire started Thursday southeast of Lake Piru in Ventura County as this week’s warm temperatures in Southern ...

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Watch: Aerial footage shows California wildfire smoke rising high into the sky

Footage shot from a helicopter showed columns of smoke billowing up from the Gifford Fire in California on Tuesday.

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 ...

‘No saving it’: Fire destroys Oxbow Bridge, cutting off Arizona to California route

It took less than two hours for the bridge to completely collapse, according to a farmer in nearby Blythe, California.

As Earth Warms, California Fire Season Is Starting Earlier, Study Finds

California’s main wildfire season is starting earlier in the year, and human-caused climate change is a major reason, new ...

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 Weather Channel on MSN2h

California's Gifford Fire Nears ‘Megafire’ Status As Crews Battle Dangerous Heat, Expanding Flames

California’s largest wildfire of 2025 is growing rapidly, prompting urgent evacuations as fire-fueling heat grips the region.

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SoCal heat wave peaks today, but sweltering temps, fire risk will last for days

Southern California's heat wave will peak Thursday, bringing triple-digit temperatures to L.A. County. Hotter than normal ...

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