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

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[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 ...

Evacuations have been ordered for the incoming storm at a news conference held by Santa Barbara County officials Wednesday afternoon.

With the new fire hazard areas identified, the City of Santa Barbara plans to merge the state map with its Community Wildfire Protection Plan.

On July 13, it was about 140 square miles. The map above shows the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. For evacuation details and latest updates, see Santa Barbara County’s emergency map.

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