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Containment increases as Gifford Fire burns over 100,000 acres in SLO County
Firefighters continue to increase containment over the more than 100,000 acres burned by the Gifford Fire as of Saturday morning in San Luis Obispo County. At 104,402 acres, the fire was now 21% contained, according to an update to Inciweb.
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 is the perimeter of last month’s Madre Fire, previously the biggest fire of the year; it burned 80,779 acres in the Carrizo Plain area, just east of Gifford.
As of Friday, the Gifford Fire has burned a destructive path through San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties for just ...
As the Gifford Fire stretches into a second week, the most intense portion of the massive blaze is taking place in South San Luis Obispo County, near the rural community of Huasna.
The fire is burning with dry and hot conditions, as temperatures climb above 100 degrees in mountainous terrain on the Central Coast.
The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District warned that smoke would impact air quality in SLO County on ...
Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. Since its discovery ...
Gifford Fire officials report minimal growth overnight after a rapid expansion of the fire on the northwest side on Thursday.
It’s a little too close for comfort,” one South County rancher said as she watched the giant smoke plume from the fire.
The Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties has officially become the largest fire in California this year.
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