Wind, dry vegetation and steep terrain are challenging firefighters as they battle the state’s largest wildfire burning in ...

As San Luis County's Madre Fire rips through California, air quality warnings are now being issued for nearby areas, ...

Initial location: Highway 166, New Cuyama, San Luis Obispo County, Calif. Madre Fire initially started today at 1:07 p.m. in ...

The fire sparked in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo County and was growing exponentially, officials warned. The area is mostly uninhabited.

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.

The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:56 a.m. in Los Angeles County, California. Crystal Fire has been burning on federal ...

The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings, and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County around 100 miles north of ...

Hundreds of firefighters are working to contain a fast-moving wildfire that erupted near California’s Central Coast on ...