The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/08/05/gifford-fire-grows-to-82-500-in-southern-california/The massive Gifford Fire in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties is now on track to be one of the largest wildfires in recent fire seasons in California, and is just 7% contained as of Tuesday. The Gifford Fire, which was sparked on Friday in the Los Padres National Forest — near the burn scar from the recent Madre Fire — has grown to 82,567 acres of Tuesday morning, and weather conditions suggest it will only grow larger in the coming days. The fire has been burning in a mostly uninhabited area, miles to the east of the city of Santa Maria, but its perimeters continue expand where dry fuels remain. Los Padres National Forest firefighters continue to try to bulldoz
Gifford Fire Grows to 82,600 Acres In Southern California, Threatening Over 800 Structures

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