A fast-moving vegetation fire burning along both sides of Highway 166 east of Santa Maria had blackened an estimated 12,400 ...

The Gifford Fire is burning on both sides of Highway 166 near the burn scar of July’s Madre Fire. Evacuations have been ...

Temporary evacuation sites were established at Benjamin Foxen Elementary School in Santa Maria and the Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center in New Cuyama, Cal Fire said. The agency also reported that ...

Evacuation warnings and orders are in effect for the Gifford Fire and Highway 166 remains closed as of Sunday morning.