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‘This land’s meant to burn’: SLO County residents react to growing Gifford Fire

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

TMFR crews head to California to battle the Gifford Fire

SANTA MARIA, California (KOLO) - Four members of Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue are in California to fight the Gifford Fire.
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Evacuation shelters now on standby as Gifford Fire crews begin closing southern flank

As the largest and most challenging wildfire in California so far in 2025 moves further northward and fire crews are ...

Gifford Fire Map, Update as California Blaze Hits Major Milestone

CAL FIRE wrote on X on Friday: "California is under a heat wave, bringing hot, dry, and windy conditions, making wildfires ...

Update: Gifford Fire expands to nearly 150,000 acres in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, remains 37% contained

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California.
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Gifford Fire Becomes California 'Megafire,' Forcing Thousands To Evacuate

California’s largest wildfire of 2025 has exploded in size, prompting urgent evacuations as fire-fueling heat grips the ...

Map: Gifford Fire grows 10,000 acres overnight to become California’s biggest wildfire of 2025

Gifford started along Highway 166 east of Santa Maria, adjacent to the footprint of the year’s previous biggest fire: Madre, ...

California's Gifford Fire reaches 'megafire' status

The Gifford Fire in San Luis Obispo County has surged past 100,000 acres, reaching “megafire” status and becoming the largest wildfire in California so far in 2025, according to Cal Fire .
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'We just want to say thank you.' Residents address Gifford Fire officials at community meeting

On Monday night at the San Luis Obispo Veteran's Hall, community members gathered to ask questions and get answers from the unified command battling the fire.