Mandatory evacuations, health warnings, hundreds of buildings under threat as new blaze spreads
Mandatory Evacuations, Health Warnings as Gifford Fire Threatens Hundreds of Structures in Central California Santa Barbara, California, August 5, 2025 – A rapidly spreading wildfire, dubbed the Gifford Fire, has scorched over 72,000 acres in Los Padres National Forest, prompting mandatory evacuation orders, health warnings, and heightened concern for hundreds of structures. Igniting on August … Read more