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Gifford Fire burns more than 83,000 acres in California

California's Gifford Fire Nears ‘Megafire’ Status As Crews Battle Dangerous Heat, Expanding Flames

California’s largest wildfire of 2025 is growing rapidly, prompting urgent evacuations as fire-fueling heat grips the region.

CBS News · 1d

Gifford Fire burns more than 83,000 acres in California as firefighters battle to contain flames

The Gifford Fire has burned more than 83,000 acres in the Los Padres National Forest in central California, while firefighters battle to contain the flames. CBS News' Jason Allen has the latest details.

The Sacramento Bee on MSN · 9h

Where is Gifford Fire burning in Central California? See interactive map

The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 83,000 acres of California's Central Coast, becoming the state's largest wildfire of the year so far. The massive wildfire burning in eastern San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties was 9% contained as of Wednesday,

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The Mercury News · 21h

Map: Gifford Fire evacuation zone grows as wildfire nears 100,000 acres

The new orders were for an area near the west edge of Gifford, burning since last week in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties.

USA TODAY · 1d

Gifford Fire grows to nearly 84,000 acres. See maps, latest info.

The Gifford Fire in California has grown to nearly 84,000 acres as of Wednesday, Aug. 6, making it the largest blaze the state has seen this year. The fire has consumed 83,933 acres and is 9% contained, according to a Cal Fire update, which comes as Southern Californians also face the Rosa and Gold fires

SFGATE on MSN · 3h

New evacuations ordered as California wildfire nears 100,000 acres

New evacuations have been ordered in Central California as the massive Gifford Fire nears 100,000 acres burned. The fire is the largest of the year in California with more than 96,000 acres scorched,

New SLO County evacuations ordered as Gifford Fire pushes west toward Lopez Lake

The wildfire is nearing 100,000 acres burned, though containment is increasing slowly. Here’s the latest update.

Watch: Aerial footage shows California wildfire smoke rising high into the sky

Footage shot from a helicopter showed columns of smoke billowing up from the Gifford Fire in California on Tuesday.

News Channel 3-122h

Gifford Fire Town Hall in Sisquoc Thursday night for Updates and Questions

SISQUOC, Calif. - The Gifford Fire has become the largest fire and most challenging firefight in California so far in 2025, ...

2don MSN

Gifford Fire burns over 72,000 acres in California

A wildfire in Southern California has burned over 72,000 acres in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, officials said.

Diablo Canyon scales back power as Gifford Fire grows to California’s largest in 2025

The nuclear power plant has reduced output from one of its units due its transmission lines’ proximity to the fire.

21h

Gifford Fire: Bay Area fire agencies deploy firefighters, bulldozers to Central CA wildfire

Bay Area fire agencies have joined the fight to contain California's largest wildfire of the year, burning in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties.

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