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California’s largest wildfire nears 80,000 acres as smoke triggers health warnings and evacuations
The Madre Fire, now the largest wildfire in California this year, expanded to 79,630 acres by Saturday, July 5, prompting ...
Madre Fire in California explodes to more than 79,000 acres
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 ...
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.
Madre Fire burning over 35,000 acres in California, largest in the state this year
The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings, and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County around 100 miles north of ...
California’s largest wildfire grows to 70,000 acres
California’s largest wildfire of the year grew to an estimated 70,801 acres Friday, producing smoke that has affected ...
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Residents who lost everything in California fires face pivotal decision while rebuilding homes: 'I'm a big advocate of building back better'
As Los Angeles residents begin to rebuild their homes after the region's devastating wildfires earlier this year, many are ...
Pentagon releases 150 National Guard troops from security mission deployment in LA as wildfire threats mount
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved the release of California National Guard troops from a federal mission in response to ...
What’s burning in California: Wolf and Juniper fires among over a dozen in 72 hours
Fire season has begun with a bang in California, where more than a dozen wildfires have ignited since Saturday — the largest ...
California National Guard firefighting crews understaffed due to LA deployment
More than half of the California National Guard’s firefighting teams were put under federal command, with no way to recall ...
Six Months After LA Wildfires, Some Adjust to New Life in RVs
The fires broke out on January 7, when dry desert winds whipped over mountain passes with hurricane force, following eight ...