At the outset of the blaze, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office estimated that some 500 acres were already burned at the scene, near the 10000 block of Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest.

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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"The fire continues to burn at a moderate rate," Cal Fire said, adding that hundreds of firefighters were working through the ...

Two of the three fires in Riverside County were only 30 percent contained. An evacuation order affecting about 5,000 ...

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.

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Ranch is California’s second-largest wildfire since January, when fires burned about 50,000 acres in Los Angeles County.