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Map: Gifford Fire closing in on wildfire season’s top spot
At the end of Sunday, Aug. 3, the wildfire was mapped at 65,061 acres (101 square miles) — an increase of more than 25,000 ...
Gifford Fire live tracker maps as smoke reaches Las Vegas
The Gifford fire quickly exploded to more than 65,000 acres in size, with experts warning of elevated fire weather conditions ...
California’s fire season is starting off worse than normal, and SoCal fires are almost entirely to blame
The Gifford fire straddling a rural stretch of the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo county line continued to grow Monday, ...
New evacuation warnings issued in SLO County as Gifford Fire grows to 72,000 acres
The Gifford Fire burning in a remote area of southeast San Luis Obispo County grew significantly over the weekend, triggering ...
Video shows time-lapse of Gifford wildfire in California
A time-lapse video shows the wildfire approaching Plowshare Peak, California, on Friday, Aug. 1, into Saturday, Aug. 2. Destruction in the area began when Los Padres National Forest firefighters ...
Smoke from Gifford Fire is visible from space. See the video
Satellite imagery showed plumes of smoke from California’s largest active wildfire heading south from San Luis Obispo County.
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Map: Gifford Fire in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara counties
VIIRS/MODIS satellite hotspot data is updated daily in the morning with the red dots indicating which direction the fire is ...
Gifford fire updates: 3 injured, 450 homes at risk as blaze engulfs 100 sqm
At least three people have been injured and hundreds of homes and businesses are at risk in California as a massive wildfire ...