Map: Gifford Fire explodes to California’s 2nd-biggest of the year

The Gifford Fire which started Friday next to the footprint of California s biggest wildfire fast grew to more than acres and prompted evacuation orders in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties Related Articles Map Fire closes Santa Cruz Mountains trail Map Wildfire burning at edge of Susanville PG E monthly bills have stabilized and will drop lower utility says Gov Newsom seeks billion for utilities wildfire fund as California faces future blazes Value of homes impacted by California wildfire totaled almost billion The fire was published around p m Aug along Highway east of Santa Maria the first evacuation orders were issued around p m At a m Saturday it was estimated at acres square miles the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection mentioned It is already California s second-biggest fire of the year having surpassed Palisades By Saturday afternoon the evacuation area covered more than square miles coming within five miles of Santa Maria The map above shows the evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line For updates and details of the evacuation including warning areas see the Genasys Protect map for Santa Barbara County or the San Luis Obispo County urgency site The state s biggest fire of the year is Madre which started on July in the same area It burned acres and was contained on July