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The Madre Fire has now torched more acres than any fire in the state this year, burning more than 79,000 acres.
The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.
The Madre Fire is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of ...
The fire sparked in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo County and was growing exponentially, officials warned.
The Madre Fire in central California expanded to 70,800 in two days, making it the largest wildfire this year in California.
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 ...
A massive California wildfire has prompted evacuation orders and a highway closure. The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County, according to Cal Fire. It has since grown to ...
At the outset of the blaze, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office estimated that some 500 acres were already burned at the scene, near the 10000 block of Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest.
A crew from Evergreen Fire Rescue in Colorado was assigned to fight a wildfire that has been growing quickly in California.