The improvement in fire conditions comes after the agency reported that its backfiring operation was successful in stopping forward spread on the north side of the fire. The strategic firing was ...

Gifford Fire officials are expecting improved weather conditions on Friday, which they say will help firefighters working to contain the blaze.

The Gifford Fire has reached "mega fire" status at over 119,000 acres burned and has become California's largest fire this ...

Gifford Fire officials will host a community meeting in San Luis Obispo at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, to provide an update on ...

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

Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire may be approaching a turning point, as officials express cautious optimism amid ...

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

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 130,440 acres after being active for 12 days. A fire crew of 4,979 has been working ...

The last two weeks of 2025’s summer vacation on the Central Coast was overshadowed—literally in many places—by the Gifford ...

The Gifford Fire burning in central California has burned more than 119,000 acres as of early Monday, having expanded to ...

Santa Margarita residents have played host to a fire camp of thousands of fire crew personnel responding to the Gifford Fire.