The Madre fire, burning east of Santa Maria in wilderness near New Cuyama in San Luis Obispo County is now the largest ...

The fire rapidly spread to over 35,000 acres overnight as it burned through grasslands in a section of the Los Padres National Park. By around 9:30 p.m. PT on July 3, the fire expanded to ...

A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California exploded in size as dry, hot weather Thursday raised the fire risk for ...

The Madre wildfire began Wednesday in San Luis Obispo County, burning 52,952 acres. Only 5% of the blaze has been contained ...

Police and firefighters responded to reports of a large explosion followed by a series of smaller explosions on July 3.