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Update: Containment progress – Gifford Fire in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County at 41%
Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 130,440 acres after being active for 12 days. A fire crew of 4,979 has been working on site and, as of Wednesday evening, they managed to contain 41% of the fire. However, the cause is still under investigation.
Crews battled the largest fire in California through the night, increasing containment of the Gifford Fire to 45% by Thursday morning. The blaze grew by about 3,400 acres from Wednesday morning to ...
Gifford Fire officials will hold a virtual community meeting on Thursday at 6 p.m. to provide an update on the fire and answer questions.
The last two weeks of 2025’s summer vacation on the Central Coast was overshadowed—literally in many places—by the Gifford ...
The Gifford Fire grew by around 3,000 acres overnight as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked to corral the ...
New evacuation orders are in effect in San Luis Obispo County in the area of Pozo Road, Santa Margarita Lake, Parkhill Road ...
As the Gifford Fire nears its two week mark, firefighters are encouraged their efforts to control and eventually extinguish ...
The Gifford Fire burning in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties has burnedover 190 square miles.The fire started on ...
San Luis Obispo County supervisors thanked emergency responders for their work fighting the Gifford Fire as it reached its ...
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