“This is exactly why we do prescribed burns,” said David Erickson, a forester for Cal Fire SLO, in the release. “They don’t ...

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

Madre Fire initially started 1:07 p.m. July 2 in San Luis Obispo County, California. Since its discovery 13 days ago, it has ...

Madre Fire initially started 1:07 p.m. July 2 in San Luis Obispo County, California. Since its discovery two weeks ago, it ...

The Madre Fire is nearly contained, and firefighters say a prescribed burn that took place back in February of this year ...

As the Madre Fire dwindles down, the acreage burned shows it’s clearly the largest fire in the state so far this year, but ...

The Madre fire has grown to 70,800 acres in San Luis Obispo County, making it the largest blaze in the state this year.

The Madre Fire, the largest wildfire this year in California, continued to burn over the holiday weekend, growing to 80,603 acres as of Monday afternoon. Fire crews are hoping to contain the flames ...

The blaze is burning in a rural area of San Luis Obispo County, in the central coast, but its smoke has spread to nearby ...

The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County about 100 miles north of Los Angeles.

California's Madre Fire sparked in the late evening of July 3 but has since grown to the largest in the state this year by the Fourth.

The fire sparked in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo County and was growing exponentially, officials warned.