The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

With smoke from the growing fire off State Route 166 blowing into Santa Barbara County, an air quality watch was issued by ...

The Madre Fire is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of the region in January.

Firefighters are responding to a fast-moving wildfire called the Madre Fire, which has now burned 35,530 acres in rural ...

The quick-moving Madre Fire northeast of Santa Maria burned 52,500 acres as of Thursday afternoon and was expected to keep ...

As of Thursday afternoon, evacuation orders appear to have been issued in three additional zones, according to a Cal Fire ...

The Madre Fire became California’s largest blaze so far this year, ripping through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in ...

The fire sparked in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo County and was growing exponentially, officials warned. The area is mostly uninhabited.

Just before 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 3 the Madre Fire that began on July 2 was still being reported at 35,531 acres with new ...