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

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.

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

The Gifford Fire burning in central California has burned more than 119,000 acres as of early Monday, having expanded to ...

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 burning in California's Santa Barbara County has reached 'mega fire' status as the Golden State swelters in ...

The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 96,000 acres of California’s Central Coast, becoming the state’s largest wildfire of ...

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.

The map above shows Gifford’s evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. Shown as a gray tone ...

An air quality advisory has been issued for the Bay Area amid concerns about wildfire smoke drifting into the region.