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California’s largest wildfire nears 80,000 acres as smoke triggers health warnings and evacuations
The Madre Fire, now the largest wildfire in California this year, expanded to 79,630 acres by Saturday, July 5, prompting ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
California’s largest wildfire grows to 70,000 acres
California’s largest wildfire of the year grew to an estimated 70,801 acres Friday, producing smoke that has affected ...
Madre Fire Update: Blaze Explodes To Become California's Largest This Year
The Madre fire burning in San Luis Obispo County has grown to become the largest wildfire California has seen this year. It ...
California’s Largest Wildfire of the Year Forces Evacuations
The Madre Fire has grown to more than 70,000 acres in San Luis Obispo County.
Firefighters gain ground on California’s largest wildfire of the year
Firefighters on the ground and in the air are making significant progress in containing California’s largest wildfire of 2025 ...
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 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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Madre Fire: California's largest blaze grows ahead of Fourth of July
The Madre Fire is now the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of the region. The Palisades Fire burned more than 23,000 acres ...