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It’s a little too close for comfort,” one South County rancher said as she watched the giant smoke plume from the fire.
New evacuation orders and warnings have been issued for the Huasna Valley and Lopez Lake areas due to the Gifford Fire.
The wildfire is nearing 100,000 acres burned, though containment is increasing slowly. Here's the latest update.
The new orders were for an area near the west edge of Gifford, burning since last week in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara ...
Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. Since its discovery ...
The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District warned that smoke would impact air quality in SLO County on ...
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 ...
Smoke from the Gifford Fire was hovering over parts of the county, resulting in sooty air quality and possible ash falling ...
The nuclear power plant has reduced output from one of its units due its transmission lines’ proximity to the fire.