The Madre Fire is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of the region in January.

According to Cal Fire, the Madre Fire started at 1:07 p.m. along state Route 166 near New Cuyama, which is a major road on ...

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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.

A grass fire that sparked Thursday afternoon has burned several acres in the Penn Valley area of Nevada County, the Cal Fire ...

With smoke from the growing fire off State Route 166 blowing into Santa Barbara County, an air quality watch was issued by ...

The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County and has since grown to more than 35,500 acres, according ...

One family said that three brothers from the Bay Area work at the warehouse and haven't been heard from since Tuesday ...

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

Updated as of 8:00 a.m, July 3, 2025 The fire is estimated at more than 35,000 acres and 5% contained as of Thursday morning.