The Madre Fire, burning in San Luis Obispo County, has burned 80,603 acres as of Monday afternoon and is 35% contained.

The Madre Fire burning off Highway 166 in San Luis Obispo County is now 30 percent contained. The fire grew on Sunday, with acreage reaching 80,480 by the evening, according to CAL FIRE. The fire ...

Los Angeles and much of Southern California were met with a regional air quality alert on Saturday, following July 4th festivities.

Santa Barbara County has issued an air quality warning due to smoke from the Madre Fire along Highway 166 on July 2, 2025.

The Madre Fire is a fast-moving brush fire off Highway 166 near Cuyama on the border of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara ...

Evacuation orders are in place for rural areas near State Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo ...

Madre Fire initially started 1:07 p.m. July 2 in San Luis Obispo County, California. Since its discovery nine days ago, it ...

Firefighters have contained more than half of the Madre Fire that has burned through a swath of more than 80,000 acres of San ...

The Madre Fire is California's largest fire this year. Officials say that fire behavior remains extreme due to the active winds, low humidity, high temperatures, topography, and dry grassy fuel.

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