Gifford Fire Holds Steady at 132,605 Acres as Containment Grows to More than Three-Quarters
Evacuation orders have been downgraded to warnings and Air Quality Alert and Watch lifted in Santa Barbara County.
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Fast-Burning Wildfire Explodes to More than 30,000 Acres East of Santa Maria
The Gifford Fire is burning on both sides of Highway 166 near the burn scar of July’s Madre Fire. Evacuations have been ordered for parts of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
Vegetation Fire in Gaviota Prompts Evacuations at El Capitan Canyon Resort
Forward progress was stopped at two acres and evacuations were lifted Monday evening.
Update: Madre Fire, California’s Largest Wildfire of the Year, Rapidly Grows to 70,800 Acres
The fire is burning near the Carrizo Plain along Highway 166, which is expected to remain closed.
Taylor Swift Gives Direct Relief a Swift Pump in the Pocketbook
Pop star donates to Santa Barbara-based Direct Relief to support wildfire recovery efforts.
Refugio Fire on Gaviota Coast Fully Contained
Firefighting efforts against the 86-acre vegetation fire were “assisted by the lowest recorded August temperatures in 34 years,” according to Los Padres National Forest.
More Lake Fire Evacuations Canceled Wednesday as Containment Reaches 42 Percent
Areas south of the fire perimeter are no longer under an evacuation order, while fire is now estimated at 38,663 acres.
Santa Barbara Supervisors Get Positive Progress Report on Lake Fire
Most evacuated residents have been allowed to return home, and fire crews are being deployed back to their home stations, to other fires, or onto north side of the more than 38,600-acre wildfire.
Evacuations Expand Thursday as Lake Fire Exceeds 34,000 Acres Overnight
Santa Barbara County Sheriff issues new evacuation orders and warnings to northwest of fire’s perimeter.
