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Santa Margarita residents have played host to a fire camp of thousands of fire crew personnel responding to the Gifford Fire.
San Luis Obispo County issued new evacuation orders for the Gifford Fire on Monday morning, as crews planned 36-hour burn ...
San Luis Obispo County supervisors thanked emergency responders for their work fighting the Gifford Fire as it reached its ...
A dramatically large and dark column of smoke dominated the sky Tuesday as the Gifford Fire continued to burn in San Luis ...
The Gifford Fire has reached "mega fire" status at over 119,000 acres burned and has become California's largest fire this ...
The Gifford Fire burning in central California has burned more than 119,000 acres as of early Monday, having expanded to ...
Gifford Fire officials will hold a virtual community meeting on Thursday at 6 p.m. to provide an update on the fire and answer questions.
Crews battled the largest fire in California through the night, increasing containment of the Gifford Fire to 45% by Thursday ...
The Gifford Fire grew by around 3,000 acres overnight as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked to corral the ...
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Gifford Fire's ominous smoke plume visible in SLO

The Gifford Fire sent up a big plume of smoke on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked ...
As the Gifford Fire burns for a 13th day, firefighters are preparing to fight fire with fire in an attempt to stop the flames ...
One-way reversing traffic control remains for 2.2-mile section – Highway 166 will reopen at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 13. Large ...