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California’s fire season is starting off worse than normal, and SoCal fires are almost entirely to blame
The Gifford fire straddling a rural stretch of the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo county line continued to grow Monday, ...
California's Gifford Fire engulfs more than 65,000 acres as explosive spread leads to additional evacuations
Dangerous fire weather conditions fueled the explosive spread of the Gifford Fire in Southern California, increasing to more ...
Cal Fire firefighter, 26, dies in off-duty accident; had served Amador-El Dorado
Christion Schoenfeld was in Cal Fire’s Mendocino Unit; he had served two years as a handcrew firefighter in Amador-El Dorado ...
Gifford Fire Burns Nearly 40,000 Acres at Los Padres Forest in California
The Gifford fire, which has been fueled by dry conditions and warm weather, has spread to two counties, officials said.
Nearly 2,000 responders fighting southern California wildfire
A wildfire that ignited Friday in Southern California has exploded to tens of thousands of acres as nearly 2,000 firefighters ...
Map: Gifford Fire closing in on wildfire season’s top spot
At the end of Sunday, Aug. 3, the wildfire was mapped at 65,061 acres (101 square miles) — an increase of more than 25,000 ...
Cal Fire crews fight blaze near St. Helena winery, south of Lake Hennessey
Cal Fire crews were in St. Helena fighting a fire that began near a winery on Monday, Cal Fire LNU said. The fire was near ...
‘Fight Fire With Fire:’ California Democrats Plan Redistricting
California Democrats are pushing a plan to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries, a move aimed at countering a ...