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The Gifford Fire is massive — but it’s not the largest blaze the Central Coast has ever seen. After burning for 15 days, the ...
Containment once again increased for the Gifford Fire in eastern San Luis Obispo as mop up efforts were expected to continue ...
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 16 days. A crew of 3,761 firefighters has been ...
The Gifford Fire in San Luis Obispo County has surged past 100,000 acres, reaching "megafire" status and becoming the largest ...
Gifford Fire officials will host a virtual community meeting on Sunday at 6 p.m. to provide an update on the fire and answer ...
A map shared by the San Luis Obispo County Office of Emergency Services on X showed that evacuation orders and warnings were ...
"I'm hopeful," a Morro Bay resident said. "We could have snuffed them all out, but, you know, I just don't believe it." ...
Fire crews have been fighting the Gifford Fire in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties using all of their resources and ...
A dramatically large and dark column of smoke dominated the sky Tuesday as the Gifford Fire continued to burn in San Luis ...
As the Gifford Fire stretches into a second week, the most intense portion of the massive blaze is taking place in South San Luis Obispo County, near the rural community of Huasna.
The last two weeks of 2025’s summer vacation on the Central Coast was overshadowed—literally in many places—by the Gifford ...
Monterey County officials are offering free shelter for evacuated horse owners from San Luis Obispo County as the Gifford ...