That remote stretch of highway has a history of dangerous emergency response incidents, from fires to road collapse.

Burning over 100,000 acres in Los Padres National Forest, it has triggered evacuations and poses a long-term threat due to ...

The fire is burning with dry and hot conditions, as temperatures climb above 100 degrees in mountainous terrain on the Central Coast.

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 104,402 acres after being active for eight days. A fire crew of 3,685 has been ...

As the Gifford Fire stretches into a second week, the most intense portion of the massive blaze is taking place in South San Luis Obispo County, near the rural community of Huasna.

The map above shows Gifford’s evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. Shown as a gray tone ...

Norm Yost, a longtime vintner and the first in Santa Barbara County to produce sparkling wine, will be honored as Vintner of ...

As of Friday, the Gifford Fire has burned a destructive path through San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties for just ...

The press release below, in English and Spanish, from Direct Relief details free N95 mask distribution sites as the largest ...

The number of structures threatened has risen to more than 2,900 in both Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

Highway 166 has been closed for a week since the Gifford Fire started and will likely remain closed for several more days, ...

The Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties has officially become the largest fire in California this year.