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Gifford Fire grows to 119,214 acres, more community meetings happening today

Gifford Fire officials will host a community meeting in San Luis Obispo at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, to provide an update on ...

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 ...
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Gifford Fire Tops 118,000 Acres as Crews Battle Rugged Terrain

As the Gifford Fire grew above 118,060 acres Sunday, crews continued to improve and strengthen control and containment lines ...

Containment increases as Gifford Fire burns over 110,000 acres in SLO County

Firefighters continue to increase containment over the more than 100,000 acres burned by the Gifford Fire as of Saturday ...

Gifford Fire grows over 117,000 acres as containment increases

The Gifford Fire in eastern San Luis Obispo County grew to over 114,000 acres overnight. As of Sunday morning, the fire had ...
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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 ...

Hwy. 166 damaged by Gifford Fire. When will it reopen?

Gifford Fire officials held a community meeting in Sisquoc at Santa Barbara County Fire Station 23 on Thursday night. They ...
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More Than 3,000 Firefighters on Gifford Fire, Now More Than 100,000 Acres

The number of structures threatened has risen to more than 2,900 in both Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

SLO County weather forecast calls for heat wave amid Gifford Fire’s smoky skies

San Luis Obispo County can expect a small heat wave while smoke from the Gifford Fire spreads throughout the atmosphere.