The fire has scorched at least 131 square miles of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Rising temperatures are posing ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental ...

The Gifford Fire in California has grown to nearly 84,000 acres as of Wednesday, Aug. 6, making it the largest blaze the ...

Rising temperatures pose new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against a massive wildfire in ...

Upcoming hotter temperatures could impact the Gifford Fire, officials noted. Meanwhile, containment grew for the Rosa Fire.

The cause of the Gifford Fire, which has now burned nearly 84,000 acres in south-central California since Friday, is still under investigation. However, officials said it may have ignited near a ...

The Gifford Fire, which has burned over 83,000 acres since it began on Friday, is now accompanied by two other wildfires in Central California.

SANTA MARIA, Calif. — Fort Hunter Liggett recently provided three heavy equipment operators and two firefighters for a 12-day deployment to support the Madre Fire in the Los Padres National ...

The fire -- the largest in California so far this year, according to Cal Fire data -- is burning in a largely rural area in the Los Padres National Forest near Highway 166, officials said.

Firefighters have increased containment of the Madre fire in San Luis Obispo County. We have 'the resources we need,' said a Los Padres National Forest official.

Evacuation orders are in place for rural areas near State Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo County. What we know so far: The fire started Wednesday afternoon near ...

Firefighters have increased containment of the Madre fire in San Luis Obispo County. We have 'the resources we need,' said a Los Padres National Forest official.