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 ...

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

A previous version of this story contained inaccurate information. Concerned community members would like to see an easement remain in its agreed upon place; they expressed concerns about the ...

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 ...

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

State data shows the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention carried out only one brush clearance operation in the Pacific Palisades before the deadly Palisades ...