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California Firefighters Contain 40% of Biggest Fire of Year
California firefighters made progress in containing a wildfire that exploded over the holiday weekend to become the state’s ...
Update: 30% containment achieved for Madre Fire in San Luis Obispo County
Madre Fire initially started 1:07 p.m. July 2 in San Luis Obispo County, California. Since its discovery four days ago, it ...
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 engulfs 80,000-plus acres, but beefed-up crews and better weather bolster the fight
Firefighters have increased containment of the Madre fire in San Luis Obispo County. We have 'the resources we need,' said a ...
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 ...
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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.
Madre fire in rural San Luis Obispo County grows to nearly 80,000 acres
The bulk of the fire is threatening the Carrizo Plain National Monument, which is home to several endangered and threatened ...
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 continues to grow in SLO County. See latest acreage, containment
The Madre Fire in eastern San Luis Obispo County continued to grow overnight as firefighters battled challenging conditions ...
Madre Fire becomes California’s largest wildfire this year
A wildfire in central California has increased in scope and has become the largest wildfire in the state this year, ...
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 ...
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 ...