The Madre and Gifford fires have to date scorched more than 200,000 acres on the Central Coast. Why was the area so ...

Crews battled the largest fire in California through the night, increasing containment of the Gifford Fire to 45% by Thursday morning. The blaze grew by about 3,400 acres from Wednesday morning to ...

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