SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental ...

More than 800 structures are threatened by a massive wildfire in central California that left at least three people injured ...

As of Tuesday, Aug. 5, the Gifford Fire had scorched more than 82,000 acres, triggering evacuations and closing a key stretch ...

A massive wildfire is threatening hundreds of homes in central California after injuring at least three people Monday as it ...

Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against a massive ...

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

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

A small operation just miles from downtown Santa Maria became one of the firefight’s most important assets: the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base.

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The Santa Maria Fire Department has joined surrounding communities with a 24-hour staff of on-call fire investigators. This fills a critical gap found in recent assessments.