Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 131,589 acres after being active for 18 days. A crew of 2,713 firefighters has been ...

Santa Margarita Lake Recreation Area in eastern San Luis Obispo announced it reopened to the public Tuesday as the county ...

Containment once again increased for the Gifford Fire in eastern San Luis Obispo as mop up efforts were expected to continue ...

The Gifford Fire was first reported Friday near the Gifford trailhead in Los Padres National Forest, around 15 miles east of Santa Maria. It quickly ballooned to more than 23,000 acres within 24 hours ...

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. Since its discovery four days ago, it has burned 83,933 acres. By Tuesday evening, the fire crew ...

The Gifford Fire, burning in rural San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, continued to grow Thursday morning, charring ...

New evacuation orders are in effect in San Luis Obispo County in the area of Pozo Road, Santa Margarita Lake, Parkhill Road ...

Crews reached 69% containment on the Gifford Fire Friday after two weeks of fighting the blaze in remote, rugged terrain. ...

Safety due to the Gifford Fire remains a top priority for fire crews as firefighters work to gain full containment on the fire that has burned 131,589 acres.

The Gifford Fire has reached "mega fire" status at over 119,000 acres burned and has become California's largest fire this ...

The Gifford Fire is massive — but it’s not the largest blaze the Central Coast has ever seen. After burning for 15 days, the Gifford Fire scorched 132,605 acres in the backcountry of San Luis Obispo ...

Incident commanders hope an influx of personnel, aircraft and other firefighting tools will boost efforts to corral the ...