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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 ...

Gifford Fire approaches 130,000 acres as crews ignite strategic burns in SLO County

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

Update: nearly 150,000 acres destroyed in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County by Gifford Fire, still 51% contained

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 132,605 acres after being active for 13 days. A crew of 4,946 firefighters has been ...

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, ...

Gifford Fire sent up a towering smoke plume on Tuesday. What happened?

A dramatically large and dark column of smoke dominated the sky Tuesday as the Gifford Fire continued to burn in San Luis ...

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.
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Firefighters make progress on Gifford Fire while anticipating cooler temperatures

Firefighters gained ground on the Gifford Fire, which continues to burn along the eastern edge of California’s Central Coast.

Gifford Fire containment jumps after successful backfiring effort. See latest

The improvement in fire conditions comes after the agency reported that its backfiring operation was successful in stopping ...