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.

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

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

A vegetation fire quickly scorched a swath of grassland and forced the closure of Highway 166 on the San Luis Obispo-Santa ...

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

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