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Update: nearly 150,000 acres destroyed in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County by Gifford Fire, still 51% contained
Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 130,440 acres after being active for 12 days. A fire crew of 4,979 has been working on site and, as of Wednesday evening, they managed to contain 41% of the fire. However, the cause is still under investigation.
Map: Gifford Fire in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara counties
VIIRS/MODIS satellite hotspot data is updated daily in the morning with the red dots indicating which direction the fire is moving. The color of the dots shows how recent the data is (red is today, orange yesterday, yellow two days old). Perimeter data is updated by Cal Fire twice daily.
Finally, evacuation warnings were lifted for zones SLC-197 and SLC-226, which include areas east of Branch Mountain Road, ...
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Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California.
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Firefighters were preparing for a “strategic firing operation” Tuesday that could help the battle against the main part of ...
The Gifford Fire burning in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties has burnedover 190 square miles.The fire started on ...
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