US EditionMassive Central California Wildfire Keeps Growing and Becomes State’s Largest Blaze of the Year
SAN LUIS OBISPO AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA, AUG 5 – Mandatory evacuations affect specific zones in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties as Cal Fire battles 7% containment with nearly 2,000 personnel deployed to combat the 82,000-acre bla
- On Aug. 5, the Gifford Fire burned over 82,567 acres in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, prompting mandatory evacuations.
- Initial ignitions along Santa Lucia Road on Friday afternoon merged into the Gifford Fire, whose cause remains under investigation.
- Response teams noted that nearly 2,000 personnel are fighting the fire, which is only 7% contained and threatens over 800 structures.
- Additional flames, the Rosa Fire at 5% containment after burning 1,200 acres and the Gold Fire at 0% containment over 348 acres, have emerged near Gifford Fire.
- Officials warn, from Wednesday through the weekend, warmer weather on Thursday and Friday may increase fire behavior, with winds reaching 20 mph on Tuesday testing lines.
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SANTA MARIA — Rising temperatures Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made gradual progress against a massive wildfire in Central California, which has left four people injured and become the state's largest blaze of the year.
Gifford Fire burns more than 83,000 acres as officials find where it ignited
The cause of the Gifford Fire, which has now burned nearly 84,000 acres in south-central California since Friday, is still under investigation. However, officials said it may have ignited near a highway. Largest wildfire so far this year in California The Gifford Fire began as four smaller fires along Highway 166 that combined and torched both sides of the road. It has since become the largest wildfire in California so far this year, surpassing …
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Massive central California wildfire keeps growing and becomes state’s largest blaze of the year
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against a massive wildfire in central California that has injured four people as it has become the biggest blaze in the state so far this year. Read more...
In a forest area near Santa Barbara it burns on about 340 square kilometers. Heat complicates the extinguishing work. And the prospects promise hardly any relaxation.
Firefighters facing hot and dry weather conditions while battling Gifford Fire | News Channel 3-12
Photo courtesy of Jacob Riffel, Los Padres National Forest Engine 352 SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties are facing difficult weather conditions while out on the fire lines. "Temperatures are very warm out there, 80s to mid 90s," said Rich Thompson, National Weather Service Incident Meteorologist. "It's very dry out there. Humidity is down to like, 15-to-20%, and they're get…
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