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Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 130,440 acres after being active for 12 days. A fire crew of 4,979 has been working ...
Gifford Fire officials will hold a virtual community meeting on Thursday at 6 p.m. to provide an update on the fire and answer questions.
San Luis Obispo County issued new evacuation orders for the Gifford Fire on Monday morning, as crews planned 36-hour burn ...
As the Gifford Fire nears its two week mark, firefighters are encouraged their efforts to control and eventually extinguish ...
The map above shows Gifford’s evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. Shown as a gray tone ...
Crews battled the largest fire in California through the night, increasing containment of the Gifford Fire to 45% by Thursday morning. The blaze grew by about 3,400 acres from Wednesday morning to ...
VIIRS/MODIS satellite hotspot data is updated daily in the morning with the red dots indicating which direction the fire is ...
It has burned 122,065 acres after being active for 11 days, an increase of 1,286 acres since the last update. A fire crew of 4,806 has been working on site and, as of Tuesday morning, they managed to ...
Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire may be approaching a turning point, as officials express cautious optimism amid ...