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Smoke From California’s Largest Wildfire This Year Is Expected to Hit Bay Area Today
Winds overnight and into the morning brought a large plume from the Gifford Fire over the Bay Area, prompting an air quality ...
Bay Area air quality advisory issued over smoke from Gifford Fire in Central California
An air quality advisory has been issued for the Bay Area amid concerns about wildfire smoke drifting into the region.
SLO County supervisors declare local emergency as Gifford Fire grows
San Luis Obispo County supervisors thanked emergency responders for their work fighting the Gifford Fire as it reached its ...
Map: Gifford Fire burns past 100,000 acres; more dry, windy weather forecast
The map above shows Gifford’s evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. Shown as a gray tone ...
Highway 101 roadwork in SLO County postponed due to Gifford Fire
Planned work on Highway 101 in southern San Luis Obispo County has been postponed due to the Gifford Fire. According to ...
New evacuations ordered in SLO County as crews plan burns to slow Gifford Fire
San Luis Obispo County issued new evacuation orders for the Gifford Fire on Monday morning, as crews planned 36-hour burn ...
Gifford Fire evacuation zone grows
Rising temperatures on Thursday posed more challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against a massive ...
The Gifford Fire has burned for a week. See photos, videos from start to now
As of Friday, the Gifford Fire has burned a destructive path through San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties for just ...