I hope you enjoyed Capt. Chuck Colby’s column last week about the new command vehicle around Lewiston now. It certainly has ...

Containment on the Gifford Fire has increased to 91%, according to Los Padres National Forest (LPNF) officials.

The Los Padres National Forest (LPNF) reports that the Gifford Fire is now 77% contained after burning 132,605 acres.

Over the next 24 hours, the fire’s behavior should be limited inside the perimeter, the Los Padres National Forest reported.

The Gifford Fire is massive — but it’s not the largest blaze the Central Coast has ever seen. After burning for 15 days, the Gifford Fire scorched 132,605 acres in the backcountry of San Luis Obispo ...

Within hours of the Aug. 1 ignition, the Gifford Fire exploded as flames raced through tall, dry grasses and thick chaparral, ...

A map shared by the San Luis Obispo County Office of Emergency Services on X showed that evacuation orders and warnings were ...

The Gifford Fire grew by around 3,000 acres overnight as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked to corral the wildfire away from major population centers in San Luis Obispo County.

Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order Thursday declaring a statewide disaster emergency due to weather conditions that ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental ...

A megafire that straddles two Central California counties has forced Caltrans to cancel its plans to close a highway near the ...