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Update: Gifford Fire in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County – containment reaches 15%
Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 99,232 ...
Crews focus on northern flank of Gifford Fire in SLO County as containment inches up
The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District warned that smoke would impact air quality in SLO County on ...
Map: Gifford Fire evacuation zone grows as wildfire nears 100,000 acres
The new orders were for an area near the west edge of Gifford, burning since last week in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara ...
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Officials to address concerns about the Gifford Fire at these community meetings
As the Gifford Fire continues to spread, fire officials are hosting several community meetings to brief the public on ...
Gifford Fire smoke brings hazy skies to SLO County. Where is air quality worst?
Smoke from California's largest fire of the year resulted in hazy skies and unhealthy air conditions in parts of San Luis ...
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VIDEO: Airtanker Dropping Retardant As Fire Crews Worked On Gifford Fire In San Luis Obispo, California
More than 1,000 personnel worked to control the Gifford Fire in California’s Los Padres National Forest on August 4. The fire, which broke out on August 1, had reached 65,062 acres and was three ...
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Fire teams responded to 10-acre vegetation fire in eastern San Luis Obispo County Monday
Fire crews are responding to a 10-acre vegetation fire in the 16,000 block of Midway Road, west of the Carrizo Plain ...
Diablo Canyon scales back power as Gifford Fire grows to California’s largest in 2025
The nuclear power plant has reduced output from one of its units due its transmission lines’ proximity to the fire.