The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

[Update: Thu., July 3, 5:36pm] The Madre Fire has expanded to 52,593 acres as of 5:17 p.m. on Thursday, still with only 5 ...

The Madre fire in central California has exploded in size, burning nearly 80,000 acres as officials warn of an 'immediate ...

A large vegetation fire was reported at about 1:05 p.m. Wednesday along Highway 166 between Santa Maria and Cuyama.

Evacuation orders were issued near Highway 166. The highway is closed from U.S. 101 near Santa Maria to Perkins Road in the ...

A rapidly spreading wildfire in Southern California quickly became the state’s largest fire of the year after igniting on ...

The Madre Fire, now the largest wildfire in California this year, expanded to 79,630 acres by Saturday, July 5, prompting ...

A massive wildfire scorched 52,593 acres in the southeastern corner of San Luis Obispo County as of Friday morning, forcing ...

California's Madre Fire sparked in the late evening of July 3 but has since grown to the largest in the state this year by ...

The Madre fire, burning east of Santa Maria in wilderness near New Cuyama in San Luis Obispo County grew to 70,800 acres ...

The Madre wildfire began Wednesday in San Luis Obispo County, burning 52,952 acres. Only 5% of the blaze has been contained ...

The Madre Fire burning on Wednesday, July 2, between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, along Highway 166 between ...