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Massive central California wildfire threatens more than 800 structures and leaves 3 injured

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — More than 800 structures are threatened by a massive wildfire in central California that left at least three people injured as it burned through Los Padres National Forest.

The Press Democrat · 23h

Crews struggle to contain massive Central California wildfire that's injured 3 people

Hundreds of remote homes are threatened by a massive wildfire churning through Los Padres National Forest in Central California.

San Francisco Chronicle on MSN · 1d

California wildfires: Gifford Fire reaches 65,000 acres, threatening hundreds of structures

Three people were injured as a result of the Gifford Fire, a 65,000-acre blaze burning in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

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New York Daily News · 7h

California’s Gifford Fire grows to 82K acres, forcing evacuations in 2 counties

California’s Gifford Fire has scorched more than 82,000 acres, injuring at least three people and forcing evacuations in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

The Mercury News · 1d

Map: Gifford Fire grows 10,000 acres overnight to become California’s biggest wildfire of 2025

Gifford started along Highway 166 east of Santa Maria, adjacent to the footprint of the year’s previous biggest fire: Madre, which last month burned 80,779 acres in the Carrizo Plain area. Evacuation orders for Gifford covered almost 600 square miles, and Highway 166 was closed between Highway 101 and New Cuyama.

NBC Los Angeles on MSN · 12h

Map: See where California wildfires are burning

A brush fire broke out Monday morning in the Big Bear area and expanded to more than 300 acres hours later at the start of a warm week in Southern California. The Gold Fire in San Bernardino National Forest was estimated at about 350 acres late Monday afternoon with no containment.

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Gifford Fire is now the largest in California this year. It's just 9% contained

On Tuesday afternoon, it surpassed the state's then-largest fire, the Madre Fire, which scorched about 81,000 acres in the ...

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 ...

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Wildfire causing poor air quality amid rising temperatures in Southern California

A large wildfire in the Central Coast region is causing poor air quality in SoCal as temperatures heat up. The Gifford Fire, ...

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Firefighters facing hot and dry weather conditions while battling Gifford Fire

Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties are facing difficult weather conditions while out on the fire lines.

The Santa Barbara Independent3d

Fast-Burning Wildfire Explodes to More than 30,000 Acres East of Santa Maria

The Gifford Fire is burning on both sides of Highway 166 near the burn scar of July’s Madre Fire. Evacuations have been ...

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California is on Pace for its Worst Wildfire Year in Recent Memory

The Gifford fire that started fires is raging across a mountainous stretch across the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo ...

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California’s fire season is starting off worse than normal, and SoCal fires are almost entirely to blame

The Gifford fire straddling a rural stretch of the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo county line continued to grow Monday, ...

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