California’s largest wildfire of 2025 is growing rapidly, prompting urgent evacuations as fire-fueling heat grips the region.

The wildfire is nearing 100,000 acres burned, though containment is increasing slowly. Here’s the latest update.

The new orders were for an area near the west edge of Gifford, burning since last week in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara ...

The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 83,000 acres of California's Central Coast, becoming the state's largest wildfire of ...

The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District warned that smoke would impact air quality in SLO County on ...

Footage shot from a helicopter showed columns of smoke billowing up from the Gifford Fire in California on Tuesday.

New evacuations have been ordered in Central California as the massive Gifford Fire nears 100,000 acres burned.

Columns of smoke can be seen billowing up from the Gifford Fire in California on Tuesday. FBI forces out more leaders, ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental ...

The Gifford Fire in California has grown to nearly 84,000 acres as of Wednesday, Aug. 6, making it the largest blaze the ...

SISQUOC, Calif. - The Gifford Fire has become the largest fire and most challenging firefight in California so far in 2025, ...

As of Tuesday, Aug. 5, the Gifford Fire had scorched more than 82,000 acres, triggering evacuations and closing a key stretch ...