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Update: Madre Fire remains 74% contained, 80,786 acres affected in San Luis Obispo County
Madre Fire initially started 1:07 p.m. July 2 in San Luis Obispo County, California. Since its discovery nine days ago, it ...
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Tanker Base in Santa Maria played critical role in containing the Madre Fire
A small operation just miles from downtown Santa Maria became one of the firefight’s most important assets: the Santa Maria ...
Madre Fire burning over 79,000 acres in California, largest in the state this year
The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County about 100 miles north of Los ...
Update: Madre Fire remains 62% contained, 80,583 acres burned in San Luis Obispo County
Madre Fire initially started 1:07 p.m. July 2 in San Luis Obispo County, California. Since its discovery six days ago, it has ...
Madre Fire map: Evacuations for California’s largest wildfire of 2025
The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.
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Madre Fire, now California's largest of the year, in images
The Madre Fire has now torched more acres than any fire in the state this year, burning more than 79,000 acres.
California's Madre Fire grows to over 70,000 acres, expected to remain 'extreme'
California's Madre Fire sparked in the late evening of July 3 but has since grown to the largest in the state this year by ...
Madre Fire in California explodes to nearly 80,000 acres
A massive California wildfire has prompted evacuation orders and a highway closure. The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday ...
Madre Fire grows to 70,800 acres, largest in California this year
The Madre Fire in central California expanded to nearly 53,000 in one day, making it the largest wildfire this year in ...
13-year-old suspected of lighting fireworks that ignited Southern California brush fire
Laguna Beach police said they identified the suspect as a 13-year-old boy, who was arrested on suspicion of felony reckless ...
Madre Fire Grows to Nearly 80,000 Acres, Prompting Evacuations in California
The blaze is burning in a rural area of San Luis Obispo County, in the central coast, but its smoke has spread to nearby ...
Madre Fire explodes in size, becoming California's largest wildfire this year
The Madre Fire is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of ...