Incident Update Gifford Fire
- Date:
- 08/03/2025
- Time:
- 1:43 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Gifford Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2025-08-01
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Highway 166, Northeast of Santa Maria
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
- Administration Unit
- Unified Command: Los Padres National Forest and Santa Barbara County Fire
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 39,676
- Containment
- 5%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
California Interagency Incident Management Team 5 (CIIMT 5) has assumed command as of 8/03/25. Fire is burning actively on both sides of the highway with more active spread on the south side. For evacuation info visit ReadySBC.
For more information, please visit Gifford Fire InciWeb.
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Orders
Evacuation Orders issued for the following zones:
San Luis Obispo County
- LPF-015
- LPF-016
- LPF-017
- LPF-018
- LPF-019
- SLC-335
- SLC-336
- SLC-337
Santa Barbara County
- LPF-165
- SBC-159-A
- SBC-161-A
- SBC-163
- SBC-167
- SBC-169-A
Evacuation Warnings
Evacuation Warnings issued for the following zones:
San Luis Obispo County
- SLC-297
Santa Barbara County
- SBC-159-B
- SBC-161-B
- SBC-169-B
Road Closures
Highway 166 remains closed between Highway 101 & New Cuyama