The fire is burning with dry and hot conditions, as temperatures climb above 100 degrees in mountainous terrain on the Central Coast.

Here is a bit of wisdom that is too often lost in our conversations about urban fire: Sometimes, recovery is not rebuilding.

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 113,648 acres after being active for eight days. A fire crew of 3,685 has been ...

The Gifford Fire is burning through thousands of acres becoming California’s largest blaze of the year and threatening thousands of homes and areas near Los Padres National Forest in the ...

The Gifford fire, which has been burning for a week, has been described as a 'megafire' and has so far injured three people ...

California officials warned of hot, dry weather that could contribute to “rapid” fire growth and “significant fire behavior.” ...

That remote stretch of highway has a history of dangerous emergency response incidents, from fires to road collapse.

Planned work on Highway 101 in southern San Luis Obispo County has been postponed due to the Gifford Fire. According to ...