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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 ...
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Gifford Fire's ominous smoke plume visible in SLO

The Gifford Fire sent up a big plume of smoke on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked ...
According to a news release from Caltrans, Highway 166 had been closed between Highway 101 in Santa Maria and Perkins Road in ...
One-way reversing traffic control remains for 2.2-mile section – Highway 166 will reopen at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 13. Large ...
Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire will continue backfiring operations on Wednesday in the Garcia Wilderness in an attempt to slow the fire’s spread.
Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California.
While winds continue to cause concern, cooler weather is knocking on our door. Here is a look at your full microclimate ...
GORMAN, Calif. — Firefighters were battling a wildfire along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles early Thursday, officials said.
SANTA MARIA, California (KOLO) - Four members of Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue are in California to fight the Gifford Fire.
As the largest and most challenging wildfire in California so far in 2025 moves further northward and fire crews are ...