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Update: Gifford Fire in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County at 9% containment
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 effectively contained 9% of this fire. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
The wildfire is nearing 100,000 acres burned, though containment is increasing slowly. Here’s the latest update.
New evacuation warnings were issued in Santa Barbara County on Tuesday as the Gifford Fire surpassed 80,000 acres.
As of Tuesday, Aug. 5, the Gifford Fire had scorched more than 82,000 acres, triggering evacuations and closing a key stretch ...
Santa Barbara County rolled out a new emergency mapping software this week, coinciding with the massive Gifford Fire. The ...
Good morning, Central Coast. We are so close to the weekend, but today is going to be the warmest out of the whole week, so ...
With fire crews bracing for hotter, dryer weather, the evacuation zone was expanded for California’s biggest fire of the ...
Calm winds overnight helped Gifford Fire crews build containment lines on the “rapidly-growing fire on the northern flank,” ...
At Rock Front Ranch, the Gifford Fire 's flames destroyed bees, burned crops and threatened Taff's home, where she's lived for more than two decades. "You can't panic, you just have to assess the ...
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