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Gifford Fire in California grows to more than 72K acres

Gifford Fire in California grows to more than 72K acres as firefighters battle blaze

Nearly 2,000 firefighters are fighting a battle against the Gifford wildfire in central California that has already burned more than 72,000 acres.

Newsweek on MSN · 4h

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.

San Francisco Examiner · 47m

Gifford fire burns 65,000 acres in California's Los Padres Forest

The Gifford fire in south-central California has burned 65,000 acres, injured three people, and threatened 460 structures, with evacuation orders affecting 975 individuals.

California, wildfire and central

The Mercury News · 2h

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 city of about 110,000 people in Santa Barbara County

The Press Democrat · 3m

Massive central California wildfire threatens more than 800 structures and leaves 3 injured

More than 800 structures are being threatened by a massive wildfire burning through Los Padres National Forest in central California.

WPTZ Plattsburgh-Burlington on … · 1h

Massive wildfire in central California threatens homes, injures 3 people as it burns out of control

A massive wildfire is threatening hundreds of homes in central California after injuring at least three people Monday as it tore through Los Padres National Forest.

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Hundreds flee forest fire in California

A fierce forest fire was raging in the US state of California on Tuesday, forcing hundreds of people to leave their homes.

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Map: Gifford Fire closing in on wildfire season’s top spot

Gifford surpassed Palisades on Saturday to become the state’s second-biggest 2025 fire. It is adjacent to the footprint of ...

The Press Democrat15h

Map: Gifford Fire in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara counties

VIIRS/MODIS satellite hotspot data is updated daily in the morning with the red dots indicating which direction the fire is ...

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Smoke from Gifford Fire is visible from space. See the video

Satellite imagery showed plumes of smoke from California’s largest active wildfire heading south from San Luis Obispo County.

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Gifford Fire explodes in size, now largest in the state

The Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties has grown to more than 65,000 acres, currently the largest ...

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Nearly 2,000 responders fighting southern California wildfire

A wildfire that ignited Friday in Southern California has exploded to tens of thousands of acres as nearly 2,000 firefighters ...

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California’s fire season is starting off worse than normal, and SoCal fires are almost entirely to blame

The Gifford fire straddling a rural stretch of the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo county line continued to grow Monday, ...

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Gifford Fire live tracker maps as smoke reaches Las Vegas

The Gifford fire quickly exploded to more than 65,000 acres in size, with experts warning of elevated fire weather conditions ...

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Gifford Fire in California grows to more than 72K acres

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