The Gifford Fire grew by around 3,000 acres overnight as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked to corral the ...

The Gifford Fire, burning in Los Padres National Forest near California’s Central Coast, had grown to more than 72,000 acres ...

A megafire that straddles two Central California counties has forced Caltrans to cancel its plans to close a highway near the ...

San Luis Obispo County issued new evacuation orders for the Gifford Fire on Monday morning, as crews planned 36-hour burn ...

The Gifford fire has burned nearly 40,000 acres of rugged hillside in Los Padres National Forest. Three people have been ...

The Gifford Fire originated in the city of Solvang, about 15 miles northeast of Santa Maria, and was 37% contained as of Tuesday, fire officials said.

The Los Padres National Forest warns that smoke may be visible from Highway 154 and that the planned or prescribed burns are part of its front country fuels treatment project.

The Los Padres National Forest reopened to the public Thursday, Sept. 23. The national forest closed on Aug. 31 due to fire concerns across the state. Fire restrictions on wood and charcoal fires ...

The Los Padres National Forest is closed for 60 days following storm damage. Over the last month, Los Padres received more than 100 percent of its annual rainfall along with extremely damaging ...

“Let there be no doubt, we are in a crisis,” said Chris Stubbs, Los Padres National Forest Deputy Forest Supervisor. In 2017, the Thomas Fire was the largest wildfire in California history at ...

Those objections amounted to a multitude of comments many times greater than any single project in Los Padres National Forest has received. Despite this unprecedented level of community opposition, ...

Facing litigation, Los Padres National Forest has issued a ban on target shooting outside of permitted gun ranges. Right now, it's a temporary order but is one that could last a year or longer.