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California's Gifford Fire Nears ‘Megafire’ Status

Gifford Fire Becomes California 'Megafire,' Forcing Thousands To Evacuate
California’s largest wildfire of 2025 has exploded in size, prompting urgent evacuations as fire-fueling heat grips the region.
California Gifford fire becomes biggest blaze of the year as forecasters declare 'megafire'
The Gifford fire has become the largest wildfire in California so far this year, with the 'megafire' having burned over 104,000 acres to date, as of Saturday morning.
Where is Gifford Fire burning in Central California? See interactive map
The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 96,000 acres of California’s Central Coast, becoming the state’s largest wildfire of the year so far. The massive wildfire burning in eastern San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties was 15% contained as of Thursday, Aug. 7, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Southern California's Gifford wildfire reaches 'megafire' status, burning 104,000 acres
As the Gifford wildfire rages on, Southern California faces its largest blaze of 2025. With extreme heat and dry conditions, the inferno shows no signs of slowing.
California's Gifford Fire Prompts Evacuation as Blaze Nears 25,000 Acres
The Gifford fire has rapidly spread after firefighters contained the Madre fire. Together, the two blazes have already burned over 100,000 acres.
Gifford Fire burns over 72,000 acres in California
A wildfire in Southern California has burned over 72,000 acres in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, officials said.
California's Gifford Fire Nears ‘Megafire’ Status As Crews Battle Dangerous Heat, Expanding Flames
A massive Southern California wildfire inched closer to "megafire" status again Thursday night, and it's now less than 1,000 acres from becoming the state's first inferno of 2025 to reach that 100,000-acre threshold.
New evacuations ordered as California wildfire nears 100,000 acres
New evacuations have been ordered in Central California as the massive Gifford Fire nears 100,000 acres burned. The fire is the largest of the year in California with more than 96,000 acres scorched,
Map: Gifford Fire evacuation zone grows as wildfire surpasses 100,000 acres
The new orders were for an area near the west edge of Gifford, burning since last week in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara ...
Gifford Fire: Massive California blaze keeps growing and becomes state’s largest blaze of the year
The fire has scorched at least 131 square miles of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with just 9% containment.
Gifford Fire evacuation zone grows
Rising temperatures on Thursday posed more challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against a massive ...
Canyon Fire grows to 4,856 acres. See updates for fires in California today
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California’s Gifford Fire Becomes State’s Largest Wildfire of 2025
Amid a worsening climate crisis, the fires in California have reached catastrophic levels as the Gifford Fire rips through ...
Gifford Fire in California grows to more than 72K acres as firefighters battle blaze
Nearly 2,000 firefighters are fighting a battle against the Gifford wildfire in central California that has already burned more than 72,000 acres.
Map: Gifford Fire burns past 100,000 acres; more dry, windy weather forecast
The map above shows Gifford’s evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. Shown as a gray tone ...
The Gifford Fire has burned for a week. See photos, videos from start to now
As of Friday, the Gifford Fire has burned a destructive path through San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties for just ...