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.

Madre Fire became California's largest blaze so far this year, ripping through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in southeastern San Luis Obispo County.

The fire sparked in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo County and was growing exponentially, officials warned.

More than 200 residents in San Luis Obispo County have been asked to evacuate due to the Madre Fire. Learn how you can find ...

A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California has exploded in size. Dry, hot weather is raising the fire risk for ...

More than 600,000 acres of the Los Padres National Forest in California could re-open to industrial logging and road-building ...

A 40-year-old man arrested last month for alleged vandalism and impersonating a U.S. Marshal was shot dead this week by ...

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 ...

A wildfire that erupted Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County has rapidly expanded. So far, it's becoming the largest ...

The quick-moving Madre Fire northeast of Santa Maria burned 52,500 acres as of Thursday afternoon and was expected to keep ...

Changing winds have made it difficult to gauge which areas of the county will be most impacted by the Madre Fire, though ...