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Update: 80,786 acres destroyed in San Luis Obispo County by Madre Fire, still 79% contained
Madre Fire initially started 1:07 p.m. July 2 in San Luis Obispo County, California. Since its discovery 11 days ago, it has ...
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Madre Fire Containment Reaches 79% as Suppression, Repairs Continue
The Madre Fire’s containment continued to increase Sunday, leading to an ongoing decrease in personnel assigned to the incident. The fire sparked shortly ...
Madre Fire burning over 79,000 acres in California, largest in the state this year
The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County about 100 miles north of Los ...
Madre fire engulfs 80,000-plus acres, but beefed-up crews and better weather bolster the fight
Firefighters have increased containment of the Madre fire in San Luis Obispo County. We have 'the resources we need,' said a ...
California's Madre Fire grows to over 70,000 acres, expected to remain 'extreme'
California's Madre Fire sparked in the late evening of July 3 but has since grown to the largest in the state this year by ...
Madre fire spreads to 70,800 acres in rural San Luis Obispo County
The Madre fire has grown to 70,800 acres in San Luis Obispo County, making it the largest blaze in the state this year.
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Fire ecologist breaks down the Madre Fire and how it could be beneficial to the land
As the Madre Fire dwindles down, the acreage burned shows it’s clearly the largest fire in the state so far this year, but ...
Madre Fire updates: SLO County fire grows to 70,800 acres, 1 building destroyed
The Madre Fire has grown to 70,800 acres as of Friday afternoon. According to an afternoon update by Cal Fire, the wildfire ...
Containment increases on Madre Fire in SLO County. See latest acreage, numbers
Firefighters are still working to fully contain the Madre Fire, which has been burning grassland in southeastern San Luis ...
Madre Fire map: Evacuations for California’s largest wildfire of 2025
The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.
Firefighter injured in SLO County as containment on Madre Fire creeps up
The largest fire in the nation continued to burn in southeastern San Luis Obispo County on Tuesday morning — injuring one ...
Madre Fire explodes in size, becoming California's largest wildfire this year
The Madre Fire is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of ...