Madre Fire initially started 1:07 p.m. July 2 in San Luis Obispo County, California. Since its discovery 11 days ago, it has ...

Madre Fire initially started 1:07 p.m. July 2 in San Luis Obispo County, California. Since its discovery nine days ago, it ...

The Madre Fire, the largest wildfire this year in California, continued to burn over the holiday weekend, growing to 80,603 ...

Madre Fire initially started 1:07 p.m. July 2 in San Luis Obispo County, California. Since its discovery six days ago, it has burned 80,603 acres. A crew of 1,573 firefighters effectively ...

Highway 166 between Highway 101 and Cuyama will reopen to traffic at 6 p.m. Tuesday after it was closed for several days due ...

Six days after the Madre Fire forced the temporary closure of Highway 166, the road connecting the Central Coast to the ...

Fire containment Understanding what 74% containment means Containment indicates what percentage of the fire perimeter has been surrounded by a control line.

How is containment measured? The incident's central command constantly receives progress reports from firefighters on the ground.

The Madre Fire burning northeast of Santa Maria continues to grow slowly as firefighters increased containment to 35% and said Highway 166 might reopen as ...