A wildfire known as the Gifford Fire is raging through central California, burning over 100 square miles in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. The fire has injured at least three individuals, including a motorist hospitalized with burns. Approximately 450 structures are threatened, leading to highway closures. The fire originated from smaller blazes along State Route 166 and continues to spread due to steep terrain and dry conditions. More than 1,000 firefighters are battling the flames, utilizing water drops from aircraft as evacuation measures take place for cattle in the surrounding area.
The Gifford Fire scorched more than 100 square miles of coastal Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, burning out of control and threatening about 450 structures.
Three people have been injured, including a motorist hospitalized with burn injuries after being overrun by flames and two contract employees injured in an ATV accident.
Over 1,000 firefighters faced hot, dry weather and erratic winds as they battled the Gifford Fire, which grew from multiple smaller fires that erupted near State Route 166.
The fire is consuming chapparal and brushland, running up steep slopes, while ranchers evacuated cattle and firefighters conducted aerial water drops on the flames.
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