A powerful new online tool from CAL FIRE is giving the public a clearer look at California’s wildfire history and helping the agency prepare for future fires.

California firefighters made progress in containing a wildfire that exploded over the holiday weekend to become the state’s largest of the year.

The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County about 100 miles north of Los Angeles.

The Madre Fire is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of the region in January.

The Madre Fire has become California’s largest wildfire of the year after it spread to more than 52,000 acres in under 48 hours. In a historic year of deadly brush fires for the state, the blaze ...

Madre Fire, California’s biggest this year, surges to 52,000 acres The fire sparked in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo County and was growing exponentially, officials warned.

he Madre Fire became California's largest blaze so far this year, ripping through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in southeastern San Luis Obispo County.

The Madre fire surpassed 35,000 burned acres on Thursday, marking the biggest blaze in California this year.

A fire that started Wednesday afternoon in Central California burned 35,000 acres within 12 hours, becoming the state’s biggest wildfire of the season. Related Articles Map: Gifford Fire ...

Madre Fire Grows to Nearly 80,000 Acres, Prompting Evacuations in California The blaze is burning in a rural area of San Luis Obispo County, in the central coast, but its smoke has spread to ...

A fireworks facility in Yolo County, California, caught fire and exploded on Tuesday, with crews working to put out the blaze, according to fire officials.