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As fires rage again, experts warn California may be in worst wildfire season in years: 'Becoming more susceptible to ignitions'
Our atmosphere's heat-trapping gases are like steroids for weather, supercharging wildfires and other severe events. Last ...
Hwy. 166 damaged by Gifford Fire. When will it reopen?
Gifford Fire officials held a community meeting in Sisquoc at Santa Barbara County Fire Station 23 on Thursday night. They ...
Gifford Fire: Massive California blaze keeps growing and becomes state’s largest blaze of the year
The fire has scorched at least 131 square miles of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with just 9% containment.
Gifford Fire: Massive blaze in central California threatens more than 800 structures and leaves 3 injured
The Gifford Fire scorched more than 113 square miles of coastal Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with 3% ...
Map: Gifford Fire burns past 100,000 acres; more dry, windy weather forecast
The map above shows Gifford’s evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. Shown as a gray tone ...
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Gifford Fire Command Opening Second Base Camp as Blaze Reaches 83,900 Acres
The Gifford Fire response will swell to 3,000 people Wednesday morning, and incident commanders are setting up additional base camps to reduce drive time ...
California’s Gifford Fire grows to 82K acres, forcing evacuations in 2 counties
California’s Gifford Fire has scorched more than 82,000 acres, injuring at least three people and forcing evacuations in ...
Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara County burns more than 60,000 acres, forces evacuations
The Gifford Fire was first reported Friday near the Gifford trailhead in Los Padres National Forest, around 15 miles east of ...
Massive central California wildfire threatens more than 800 structures and leaves 3 injured
More than 800 structures are threatened by a massive wildfire in central California that left at least three people injured ...
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Santa Maria Air Tanker Base providing valuable support in battling the Gifford Fire
With the Gifford Fire burning just a few miles away east of Santa Maria, the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base is providing ...