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The Madre Fire in San Luis Obispo County grew to 52,500 acres entering the Fourth of July weekend. See where California wildfires are burning.

San Luis Obispo County and California state agencies collaborated on Thursday to save two people in Oceano who were caught in the water.

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

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 Fourth.

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 Fourth.

The announcement was shortly followed by news that Six Flags California's Great America of Santa Clara, California, would also be closing, though not until 2027.

Yosemite National Park will have a reservation system this summer, per the National Park Service, and it looks to be one of the least restrictive systems ever.

Six Flags California's Great America won't close until the end of the 2027 season, unless the company chooses to extend or accelerate that timeline.