SANTA MARIA, California (KOLO) - Four members of Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue are in California to fight the Gifford Fire.

Santa Margarita residents have played host to a fire camp of thousands of fire crew personnel responding to the Gifford Fire.

The Gifford Fire originated in the city of Solvang, about 15 miles northeast of Santa Maria, and was 37% contained as of Tuesday, fire officials said.

A megafire that straddles two Central California counties has forced Caltrans to cancel its plans to close a highway near the sought-after enclave of Ojai for roadway construction.

As the largest and most challenging wildfire in California so far in 2025 moves further northward and fire crews are ...

The Gifford Fire, which started on Aug. 1 and has become the biggest wildfire in California so far this year, is burning in ...

The Gifford Fire grew by around 3,000 acres overnight as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked to corral the wildfire away from major population centers in San Luis Obispo County.

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California.

San Luis Obispo County issued new evacuation orders for the Gifford Fire on Monday morning, as crews planned 36-hour burn ...

The Gifford Fire has reached "mega fire" status at over 119,000 acres burned and has become California's largest fire this ...

California’s largest wildfire of 2025 has exploded in size, prompting urgent evacuations as fire-fueling heat grips the ...

The fire has scorched at least 131 square miles of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with just 9% containment.