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Update: Gifford Fire in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County at 9% containment
Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. Since its discovery four days ago, it has burned 83,933 acres. By Tuesday evening, the fire crew effectively contained 9% of this fire. The blaze's cause remains 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.
The wildfire is nearing 100,000 acres burned, though containment is increasing slowly. Here's the latest update.
Smoke from the Gifford Fire was hovering over parts of the county, resulting in sooty air quality and possible ash falling ...
With fire crews bracing for hotter, dryer weather, the evacuation zone was expanded for California’s biggest fire of the ...
The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District warned that smoke would impact air quality in SLO County on ...
The new orders were for an area near the west edge of Gifford, burning since last week in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara ...
Gifford fire in Southern California spreads to over 30,500 acres, prompting evacuations in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara ...
The Gifford Fire burning in a remote area of southeast San Luis Obispo County grew significantly over the weekend, triggering ...
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