Within hours of the Aug. 1 ignition, the Gifford Fire exploded as flames raced through tall, dry grasses and thick chaparral, blackening terrain on both ...

With containment numbers of the Gifford Fire rising on a daily basis, demobilization of the Incident Command Post in Santa ...

Crews continued to increase containment on the Gifford Fire on Friday as evacuation orders and warnings were scaled back. The ...

Gifford Fire officials are expecting improved weather conditions on Friday, which they say will help firefighters working to contain the blaze.

Friday will be another cool and cloudy morning as the marine layer clouds are spread across the beaches, coastal valleys, and ...

Mustang Waterpark and Loma Vista Adventure Park are likely closed for the rest of the year, its owner said — putting the seasonal business in a tight financial spot.

Residents of remote homes were told to evacuate as a new wildfire moved fast about 60 miles north of downtown Los Angeles.

The Gifford Fire burning in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties has burnedover 190 square miles.The fire started on ...

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 132,605 acres after being active for 13 days. A crew of 4,946 firefighters has been ...

Firefighters scrambled to control a fast-moving wildfire that erupted Thursday morning in hills along Interstate 5 in northwestern Los Angeles County, officials said.