With the Gifford Fire burning just a few miles away east of Santa Maria, the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base is providing ...

Rising temps are posing new challenges for firefighters against a massive wildfire in central California. SANTA MARIA, Calif.

Emergency officials announced new evacuation orders in San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday due to the Gifford Fire.

With fire crews bracing for hotter, dryer weather, the evacuation zone was expanded for California’s biggest fire of the ...

The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District warned that smoke would impact air quality in SLO County on ...

Smoke from the Gifford Fire was hovering over parts of the county, resulting in sooty air quality and possible ash falling ...

The Gifford Fire in Southern California has consumed more than 82,000 acres and triggered mandatory evacuations across parts of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, according to Cal Fire. The ...

More than 800 structures are threatened by a massive wildfire in central California that left at least three people injured ...

The Gifford Fire in the Los Padres National Forest has been 7% contained as officials battled new starts near Big Bear Lake ...

Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties are facing difficult weather conditions while out on the fire lines.

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — More than 800 structures are threatened by a massive wildfire in central California that left at ...

The nuclear power plant has reduced output from one of its units due its transmission lines’ proximity to the fire.