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Wildfire explodes to more than 35,000 acres overnight, evacuation orders issued
A wildfire exploded overnight in California, with the massive blaze prompting evacuation orders and a highway closure. The ...
Madre Fire updates: Evacuation orders issued for these areas affected by California's largest wildfire of 2025
The Madre fire raging through San Luis Obispo County has grown into California’s largest wildfire of 2025, burning over 52,000 acres and forcing widespread air quality warnings and emergency response ...
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 ...
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Madre Fire prompts evacuations: Here's how to determine your Evacuation Zone
More than 200 residents in San Luis Obispo County have been asked to evacuate due to the Madre Fire. Learn how you can find ...
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UPDATE: Containment on Madre Fire increases to 79%
As of Sunday morning, the Madre Fire is 79% contained and has burned 80,786 acres in southeast San Luis Obispo County, ...
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.
Madre Fire Grows to Nearly 80,000 Acres, Prompting Evacuations in California
The blaze is burning in a rural area of San Luis Obispo County, in the central coast, but its smoke has spread to nearby ...
Giant ‘Madre Fire’ surges across 35,000 acres in Southern California, becoming the states largest wildfire this year
A rapidly spreading wildfire in Southern California quickly became the state’s largest fire of the year after igniting on ...
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Madre Fire in SLO County
Evacuation orders are in place for rural areas near State Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo ...
Madre Fire grows to over 50,000 acres on Fourth of July: See map
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.