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While winds continue to cause concern, cooler weather is knocking on our door. Here is a look at your full microclimate ...
As the Gifford Fire nears its two week mark, firefighters are encouraged their efforts to control and eventually extinguish ...
Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire will continue backfiring operations on Wednesday in the Garcia Wilderness in an attempt to slow the fire’s spread.
The Gifford Fire grew by around 3,000 acres overnight as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked to corral the ...
Santa Margarita residents have played host to a fire camp of thousands of fire crew personnel responding to the Gifford Fire.
The Gifford Fire sent up a big plume of smoke on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked ...
With the Gifford fire burning largely to the north in San Luis Obispo County Wednesday, Caltrans reopened Highway 166 ...
Plumes of smoke were seen high in the sky east of Arroyo Grande, located in San Luis Obispo County, California, on Wednesday, ...
Highway 166 runs along the Cuyama River, with San Luis Obispo County to the north and Santa Barbara County to the south. Even though the roadway is now open, the California Department of ...
Highway 166 reopened Wednesday after a long closure due to the Gifford Fire burning along both sides of the roadway. Caltrans District 5 has been ...
As the largest and most challenging wildfire in California so far in 2025 moves further northward and fire crews are ...
Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California.