California’s largest wildfire of 2025 is growing rapidly, prompting urgent evacuations as fire-fueling heat grips the region.

The Gifford Fire has scorched more than 96,000 acres of California’s Central Coast, becoming the state’s largest wildfire of ...

It’s already California’s biggest wildfire of the year, but the Gifford Fire continues to grow and is nearing megafire status ...

The map above shows Gifford’s evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. Shown as a gray tone ...

The Gifford Fire that has scorched close to 100,000 acres of rural San Luis Obispo County showed some signs of relenting ...

Amid a worsening climate crisis, the fires in California have reached catastrophic levels as the Gifford Fire rips through ...

Eyewitness videos showed the extent of the Gifford Fire raging in California. Credit: ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego ...

The state's latest blaze erupted on Thursday afternoon and spread to more than 4,800 acres in a matter of hours, fire ...

A fast-moving brush fire that erupted near Lake Piru in Ventura County, spread into Los Angeles County, prompting evacuation ...

It’s a little too close for comfort,” one South County rancher said as she watched the giant smoke plume from the fire.

A massive wildfire continued to burn in Central California, forcing evacuations and threatening hundreds of homes.

Footage shot from a helicopter showed columns of smoke billowing up from the Gifford Fire in California on Tuesday.