Firefighters were preparing for a “strategic firing operation” Tuesday that could help the battle against the main part of the blaze.

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

The Gifford Fire grew by around 3,000 acres overnight as fire crews initiated strategic burns and worked to corral the wildfire away from major population centers in San Luis Obispo County.

A dramatically large and dark column of smoke dominated the sky Tuesday as the Gifford Fire continued to burn in San Luis ...

On the north side of the Gifford Fire, flames are burning in the Garcia Wilderness, a 14,000-acre portion of the Los Padres ...

The Gifford Fire scorched 125,272 acres in California’s San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties by the evening of Tu2.