As I write this on August 8th at 11:45 AM, the Gifford Wildfire has burned 99,232 acres in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties in California. The fire is at 15 percent containment. Evacuations are in place and there are some road closures in the fire area. The fire was first reported on August 1st. See this Inciweb report on the Gifford Wildfire (updated at least daily while fire is active, you can find photographs and videos on Inciweb. High temperatures, low humidity and high winds are challenging the firefighters. There is aerial support.
Please take a couple of minutes to watch this August 7th video from KSBY on YouTube from a Santa Barbara County official on the Gifford Fire. I am sorry that I am uable to embed this video here to share with you, but I liked this brief update.
In the map below you can see the progression of this wildfire.
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