A wildfire in Southern California has burned over 72,000 acres in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, officials said.

Nearly 2,000 firefighters are fighting a battle against the Gifford wildfire in central California that has already burned ...

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

The blaze injured three people, put hundreds under evacuation orders and threatened 460 structures, officials said.

Christion Schoenfeld was in Cal Fire’s Mendocino Unit; he had served two years as a handcrew firefighter in Amador-El Dorado ...

Fire managers for the U.S. Forest Service put Gifford at 49,761 acres (77 square miles), with 3% containment. Three people ...

The Gifford fire, which has been fueled by dry conditions and warm weather, has spread to two counties, officials said.

The Gifford fire has rapidly spread after firefighters contained the Madre fire. Together, the two blazes have already burned ...

On Jan. 7, 2025, the Eaton Fire started. The winds were fierce. We felt it immediately — this one was different.” ...

In anticipation of critical fire weather conditions forecast for parts of Northern California, Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved ...

The fire was first reported shortly before 9:30 a.m. in the Holcomb Valley area, about five miles north of Big Bear.