While fire fighting operations are making progress on containing the Gifford fire burning east of Santa Maria, the largest in ...

The Canyon Fire, which began on Thursday afternoon, has expanded from 30 acres to nearly 5,000 acres in less than 24 hours.

The Canyon Fire was first reported on Thursday afternoon in a rural area around Lake Piru, north of Los Angeles, and has ...

LOS ANGELES >> A rapidly growing wildfire straddling the Ventura-Los Angeles county line Thursday afternoon triggered ...

The Canyon Fire near Lake Piru rapidly spread Thursday. See fire map, the location of the LA area fire and where other fires are burning in the state.

A fast-spreading fire has erupted near Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park in Los Angeles County. As of early Friday, Aug. 8, ...

A massive wildfire continued to burn in Central California, forcing evacuations and threatening hundreds of homes.

The San Francisco Fire Department is sending crews to help battle the massive Gifford Fire burning in Central California, officials said. The Gifford ...

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 99,232 ...

The Gifford Fire, burning in rural San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, continued to grow Thursday morning, charring ...

Fire officials describe the fire as unpredictable because the topography in mountainous areas causes wind gusts to move erratically.

Authorities warned that the fire is spreading fast due to extreme heat and dry conditions in Southern California.