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Gifford Fire Burns 65,000 Acres in California’s Los Padres Forest
The blaze injured three people, put hundreds under evacuation orders and threatened 460 structures, officials said.
Gifford Fire burns over 65,000 acres in Southern California
A wildfire in Southern California has burned over 65,000 acres in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, officials said.
Gifford Fire destroys 65,000 acres as high wind warnings raise fears California blaze could grow
At least three people have been injured and hundreds are under evacuation orders due to the wildfire in south-central ...
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Map: How California wildfires are affecting Los Angeles air quality
Smoke from a wildfire in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties is affecting air quality to start the week in Los Angeles ...
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California's Gifford Fire engulfs nearly 50,000 acres as explosive spread leads to additional evacuations
Dangerous fire weather conditions fueled the explosive spread of the Gifford Fire in Southern California, increasing to ...
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Bad air quality and high temperatures are expected this week in SoCal
Today on AirTalk, we take a look at the air quality ahead of the upcoming heatwave; UCLA faces the latest federal funding ...
Wildfires mapped: Where will be affected by smoky conditions this week?
Blazes burning across Canada are sending air quality plummeting in Detroit, Chicago, New York and other major U.S. cities ...
California's Gifford Fire surges to nearly 40,000 acres closing highway, evacuation orders expanded
A nearly 40,000-acre wildfire forced people from their homes in two Southern California counties over the weekend as ...
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Vandenberg Responds to, Extinguishes Vegetation Fire on North Base
Vandenberg Space Force Base responded to a vegetation fire on North Base at approximately 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 31. One base-affiliated individual ...
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UPDATE: Gifford Fire explodes to 30,519 acres with 5% containment
A fire that broke out along Highway 166 near the Gifford Trailhead east of Santa Maria Friday was 5 percent contained as of ...
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Wildfire burning in Santa Barbara County scorches over 30,000 acres
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY (KABC) -- Firefighters are trying to gain control of the Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara and San Luis ...
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Gifford Fire burns almost 40,000 acres near Santa Maria
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. -- Los Padres National Forest firefighters responded to reports of multiple wildfires along Highway 166, west of Cuyama, in the afternoon of Friday, August 1st, 2025 ...