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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, ...
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Intense images of California's Gifford Fire as blaze becomes state's largest of the year

The Gifford Fire rages to more than 82,000 acres of destruction. The photos from the frontlines show how intense 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 ...

Map: Gifford Fire evacuation zone expanded as hot, dry weather is forecast

The new orders were for an area near the north edge of Gifford, burning since last week in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara ...

Massive central California wildfire keeps growing and becomes state’s largest blaze of the year

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental ...
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Gifford Fire Becomes CA's Largest Wildfire in 2025

As of Tuesday, Aug. 5, the Gifford Fire had scorched more than 82,000 acres, triggering evacuations and closing a key stretch ...

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 ...

Gifford Fire: Massive blaze in central California threatens more than 800 structures and leaves 3 injured

The blaze threatened about 450 structures and forced the closure of the highway in both directions east of Santa Maria, a ...

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.