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Wildfire explodes to more than 35,000 acres overnight, evacuation orders issued
A wildfire exploded overnight in California, with the massive blaze prompting evacuation orders and a highway closure. The ...
Madre Fire updates: Evacuation orders issued for these areas affected by California's largest wildfire of 2025
The Madre fire raging through San Luis Obispo County has grown into California’s largest wildfire of 2025, burning over 52,000 acres and forcing widespread air quality warnings and emergency response ...
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Madre Fire prompts evacuations: Here's how to determine your Evacuation Zone
More than 200 residents in San Luis Obispo County have been asked to evacuate due to the Madre Fire. Learn how you can find ...
Containment increases on Madre Fire in SLO County. See latest acreage, numbers
Firefighters are still working to fully contain the Madre Fire, which has been burning grassland in southeastern San Luis ...
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UPDATE: Madre Fire grows to nearly 53,000 acres; updated evacuation zones
Wind, dry vegetation and steep terrain are challenging firefighters as they battle the state’s largest wildfire burning in ...
Giant ‘Madre Fire’ surges across 35,000 acres in Southern California, becoming the states largest wildfire this year
A rapidly spreading wildfire in Southern California quickly became the state’s largest fire of the year after igniting on ...
Madre Fire, California’s biggest this year, surges to 52,000 acres
The fire sparked in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo County and was growing exponentially, officials warned.
Madre Fire grows to over 50,000 acres on Fourth of July: See map
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 spreads to 70,800 acres in rural San Luis Obispo County
The Madre fire has grown to 70,800 acres in San Luis Obispo County, making it the largest blaze in the state this year.
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Update: Madre Fire, California’s Largest Wildfire of the Year, Rapidly Grows to 70,800 Acres
[Update: Thu., July 3, 5:36pm] The Madre Fire has expanded to 52,593 acres as of 5:17 p.m. on Thursday, still with only 5 ...