As of Friday morning, the Madre Fire was 10% contained and had already burned about 52,592 acres of land, causing an estimated $20 million in damage, according to USA TODAY's wildfire data tracker.

Madre Fire Map: California Wildfire Engulfed 35,000 Acres in 24 Hours. Published Jul 03, 2025 at 5:54 PM EDT. By . Nick Mordowanec is a Newsweek investigative reporter based in Michigan.

The agency started the process of creating a fire threat map after the 2007 Southern California wildfires, fanned by particularly strong Santa Ana winds. Many of those fires were thought to be ...

A wildfire that broke out in California has rapidly spread to burn more than 79,900 acres, making it the largest in the state so far this year, according to officials. The Madre Fire was 10% ...

PHOTOS: Camp Fire burns through Butte County, California. 1 of 119. In this aerial photograph, an evacuee encampment is seen at a Walmart parking lot in Chico, California on November 19, 2018.

Southern California fire chiefs cautioned Friday that a season of devastating wildfires is all but guaranteed, amid parched conditions following a dry winter. The warning, delivered at the L.A ...

A map issued by the South Coast AQMD highlights which areas are affected by the wildfire smoke advisory. South Coast AQMD What To Know. The Wolf fire, which broke out at about 3 p.m. Sunday in the ...

PHOTOS: Camp Fire burns through Butte County, California. 1 of 119. In this aerial photograph, an evacuee encampment is seen at a Walmart parking lot in Chico, California on November 19, 2018.

After a wet season of lighter than average rain left hillsides covered in dried out vegetation, Southern California fire officials Friday reminded residents to be vigilant and prepare for summer ...

RELATED: Most destructive California wildfires in history While the cause of some remains unknown, some, such as 2003's Cedar Fire, were determined to be started by human-related causes, while ...