Gifford Fire officials will host a virtual community meeting on Sunday at 6 p.m. to provide an update on the fire and answer ...

Fire crews have been fighting the Gifford Fire in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties using all of their resources and ...

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 ...

Containment once again increased for the Gifford Fire in eastern San Luis Obispo as mop up efforts were expected to continue ...

Eight people were charged in federal court this month with felony wire fraud in connection with a scheme to steal more than ...

Monterey County officials are offering free shelter for evacuated horse owners from San Luis Obispo County as the Gifford ...

The Gifford Fire is massive — but it’s not the largest blaze the Central Coast has ever seen. After burning for 15 days, the ...

As cooler, wetter weather helps southern and central California fire crews contain a handful of blazes burning in the region, ...

I’m hopeful,” a Morro Bay resident said. “We could have snuffed them all out, but, you know, I just don’t believe it.” ...

Crews reached 69% containment on the Gifford Fire Friday after two weeks of fighting the blaze in remote, rugged terrain. ...

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

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