Since it started on Friday afternoon, the Gifford Fire -- which is situated within the Los Padres National Forest in Solvang, California -- has burned 72,460 acres and has only reached 7% containment, prompting evacuation orders for those in the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, officials said.

The fire on the north rim of the Grand Canyon has burned more than 120,000 acres after starting a month ago. Meanwhile, dry conditions north of Los Angeles are making the containment of a fire burning through a national preserve more difficult.