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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 the region in January.
Madre Fire: California's largest blaze explodes in size as dry, hot weather raises wildfire risk
Madre Fire became California's largest blaze so far this year, ripping through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in southeastern San Luis Obispo County.
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.
California’s largest blaze this year explodes in size as hot weather raises wildfire risk statewide
A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California has exploded in size. Dry, hot weather is raising the fire risk for ...
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Wildfires triple five-year average, forcing evacuations in Northern Saskatchewan
Arjun PillaiThe Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) provided a concerning update Wednesday as the province now battles ...
Fire crews battle brush fire in City Heights
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Fire crews are battling a brush fire that is burning in San Diego near apartment homes in City ...
New wildfire sparked near Hope, close to popular trail
The fire, discovered on Wednesday, is only an estimated 0.6 hectares in size but it is burning close to Highway 1 and is ...
Madre fire map: California wildfire engulfed 35,000 acres in 24 hours
A California wildfire that started on Wednesday afternoon continues to burn, having destroyed over 35,000 acres as of ...
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Where There’s Wildfire Smoke, There’s Air Pollution; Be Prepared
Now that the Central Coast area has entered peak wildfire season, the Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties Air Pollution Control districts ...
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.
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Update: Madre Fire, California’s Largest Wildfire of the Year, Rapidly Grows to 52,593 Acres
With smoke from the growing fire off State Route 166 blowing into Santa Barbara County, an air quality watch was issued by ...
Madre Fire in California explodes to more than 52,000 acres in 1 day
The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County and has since grown to more than 35,500 acres, according ...