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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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Madre Fire 77% contained, two firefighters injured
As of Saturday morning, the Madre Fire is 77% contained and has burned 80,786 acres in southeast San Luis Obispo County, ...
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Evacuations Ongoing as San Luis Obispo's Madre Fire Scorches Tens of Thousands of Acres
Stay informed about the Madre Fire, burning 80,000 acres near New Cuyama. Learn about evacuation orders and containment ...
Madre Fire in California explodes to nearly 80,000 acres
A massive California wildfire has prompted evacuation orders and a highway closure. The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday ...
Containment increases on Madre Fire in SLO County. See latest acreage, numbers
Firefighters are still working to fully contain the Madre Fire, which has been burning grassland in southeastern San Luis ...
Madre Fire Grows to Nearly 80,000 Acres, Prompting Evacuations in California
The blaze is burning in a rural area of San Luis Obispo County, in the central coast, but its smoke has spread to nearby ...
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Madre Fire prompts evacuations: Here's how to determine your Evacuation Zone
More than 200 residents in San Luis Obispo County have been asked to evacuate due to the Madre Fire. Learn how you can find ...
Madre Fire updates: Evacuation orders issued for these areas affected by California's largest wildfire of 2025
The Madre fire raging through San Luis Obispo County has grown into California’s largest wildfire of 2025, burning over 52,000 acres and forcing widespread air quality warnings and emergency response ...
Madre Fire burning over 79,000 acres in California, largest in the state this year
The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County about 100 miles north of Los ...
Giant ‘Madre Fire’ surges across 35,000 acres in Southern California, becoming the states largest wildfire this year
A rapidly spreading wildfire in Southern California quickly became the state’s largest fire of the year after igniting on ...
Madre Fire grows to over 70,000 acres, prompts evacuations on Fourth of July: See map
California's Madre Fire sparked in the late evening of July 3 but has since grown to the largest in the state this year by the Fourth.
Madre Fire slows as containment holds in SLO County. See latest acreage
The Madre Fire’s growth in eastern San Luis Obispo County slowed to a crawl as the holiday weekend came to an end.