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

The Gifford Fire grew by around 3,000 acres overnight as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked to corral the ...

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.

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

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

It has burned 122,065 acres after being active for 11 days, an increase of 1,286 acres since the last update. A fire crew of 4,806 has been working on site and, as of Tuesday morning, they managed to ...

Highway 166 runs along the Cuyama River, with San Luis Obispo County to the north and Santa Barbara County to the south. On ...

Highway 166 between Santa Maria and New Cuyama reopened Wednesday after a long closure due to the Gifford Fire burning along both sides of the ...

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

Residents have been warned about air quality amid concerns about wildfire smoke in central California from the Gifford Fire.

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