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Map: Gifford Fire grows 10,000 acres overnight to become California’s biggest wildfire of 2025
Gifford started along Highway 166 east of Santa Maria, adjacent to the footprint of the year’s previous biggest fire: Madre, which last month burned 80,779 acres in the Carrizo Plain area. Evacuation orders for Gifford covered almost 600 square miles, and Highway 166 was closed between Highway 101 and New Cuyama.
The nuclear power plant has reduced output from one of its units due its transmission lines’ proximity to the fire.
VIIRS/MODIS satellite hotspot data is updated daily in the morning with the red dots indicating which direction the fire is ...
A widespread heat wave is expected to intensify fire concerns across California as temperatures rise and landscapes further ...
The blaze threatened about 450 structures and forced the closure of the highway in both directions east of Santa Maria, a ...
The Gifford fire quickly exploded to more than 65,000 acres in size, with experts warning of elevated fire weather conditions ...
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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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