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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 ...
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California is on Pace for its Worst Wildfire Year in Recent Memory

The Gifford fire that started fires is raging across a mountainous stretch across the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo ...
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Gifford fire burns 65,000 acres in California's Los Padres Forest

The Gifford fire in south-central California has burned 65,000 acres, injured three people, and threatened 460 structures, ...

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.

Map: Gifford Fire closing in on wildfire season’s top spot

At the end of Sunday, Aug. 3, the wildfire was mapped at 65,061 acres (101 square miles) — an increase of more than 25,000 ...

Map: Gifford Fire in Central California nears 50,000 acres

Fire managers for the U.S. Forest Service put Gifford at 49,761 acres (77 square miles), with 3% containment. Three people ...

Smoke from Gifford Fire is visible from space. See the video

Satellite imagery showed plumes of smoke from California’s largest active wildfire heading south from San Luis Obispo County.

California is on pace for its worst wildfire year in recent memory, and SoCal is mostly to blame

The Gifford fire straddling a rural stretch of the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo county line continued to grow Monday, ...

Map: Gifford Fire growing aggressively near Santa Maria

At the end of Sunday, Aug. 3, the wildfire was mapped at 65,061 acres (101 square miles) — an increase of more than 25,000 ...