Madre Fire initially started 1:07 p.m. July 2 in San Luis Obispo County, California. Since its discovery two weeks ago, it has burned 80,779 acres. A crew of 224 firefighters effectively contained 97% ...

The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

According to Cal Fire the Madre Fire ignited in San Luis Obispo County due to unknown causes on July 2, in the afternoon.

Madre Fire initially started 1:07 p.m. July 2 in San Luis Obispo County, California. Since its discovery 13 days ago, it has burned 80,786 acres. A crew of 587 firefighters effectively contained 91% ...

At the outset of the blaze, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office estimated that some 500 acres were already burned at the scene, near the 10000 block of Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest.

The fire sparked near Highway 166 in New Cuyama in the afternoon of July 2, rapidly expanding to engulf 35,000 acres by that ...

Fort Hunter Liggett recently provided three heavy equipment operators and two firefighters for a 12-day deployment to support ...

Fire line work protects wildlife and cultural heritage sites – Fort Hunter Liggett deployed three heavy equipment operators ...

The Madre fire burning in San Luis Obispo County has grown to become the largest wildfire California has seen this year. It comes after Southern California was ravaged by wildfires in January ...

California's Madre Fire, already recognized as the state's largest this year, burned nearly 80,000 acres as of Saturday afternoon, July 5. The fire broke out Wednesday, July 2, in San Luis Obispo ...

As of Friday evening, the Madre Fire was 10% contained and had already burned about 70,800 acres of land, causing an estimated $20 million in damage, according to USA TODAY's wildfire data tracker.

The Madre fire burning in San Luis Obispo County has grown to become the largest wildfire California has seen this year. Why It Matters It comes after Southern California was ravaged by wildfires ...