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Where is Gifford Fire burning in Central California? See interactive map
The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 83,000 acres of California's Central Coast, becoming the state's largest wildfire of ...
Los Angeles County declares local emergency as Canyon Fire scorches nearly 5,000 acres
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger announced a local emergency proclamation in response to the ...
The start of California's fire season has moved up 6 weeks since 1990 thanks to climate change
A new study shows that since 1990, fire season is arriving up to two months earlier across many parts of California.
Rapidly spreading brush fire prompts an evacuation order for thousands north of Los Angeles
A brush fire in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles ignited and spread quickly Thursday, forcing thousands of evacuations ...
Gifford Fire is now biggest CA wildfire of 2025. See how it compares to other blazes
A massive wildfire burning in eastern San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties is now California’s largest wildfire of the ...
As Earth Warms, California Fire Season Is Starting Earlier, Study Finds
California’s main wildfire season is starting earlier in the year, and human-caused climate change is a major reason, new ...
Gifford Fire: Massive California blaze keeps growing and becomes state’s largest blaze of the year
The fire has scorched at least 131 square miles of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with just 9% containment.
Diablo Canyon scales back power as Gifford Fire grows to California’s largest in 2025
The nuclear power plant has reduced output from one of its units due its transmission lines’ proximity to the fire.
Canyon fire: Evacuation zones, closures, shelters
The fast-growing Canyon fire is threatening areas around Piru and Castiac along the Ventura-Los Angeles county line. The fire ...
Gifford Fire: Massive blaze in central California threatens more than 800 structures and leaves 3 injured
The blaze threatened about 450 structures and forced the closure of the highway in both directions east of Santa Maria, a ...