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SLO County wildfire grows to 52,500 acres, forcing more evacuations
A massive wildfire scorched 52,593 acres in the southeastern corner of San Luis Obispo County by Thursday evening, forcing ...
Madre Fire, California’s biggest this year, surges to 52,000 acres
The fire sparked in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo County and was growing exponentially, officials warned. The area is mostly uninhabited.
Madre Fire explodes in size, becoming California's largest wildfire this year
The Madre Fire is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of ...
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Live updates: More evacuations ordered as SLO County fire grows to 52,500 acres
As of Thursday afternoon, evacuation orders appear to have been issued in three additional zones, according to a Cal Fire ...
Madre Fire map: Evacuations for California’s largest wildfire of 2025
The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.
California’s largest blaze explodes in size as dry, hot weather raises wildfire risk statewide
The Madre Fire became California’s largest blaze so far this year, ripping through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in ...
Central California wildfire scorches 53,000 acres; now the largest of 2025
Hundreds of firefighters are working to contain a fast-moving wildfire that erupted near California’s Central Coast on ...
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Update: Madre Fire Evacuation Orders Expand as it Grows to Nearly 35,000 Acres
Updated as of 8:00 a.m, July 3, 2025 The fire is estimated at more than 35,000 acres and 5% contained as of Thursday morning.