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Update: 80,786 acres affected by Madre Fire in San Luis Obispo County, now 79% contained
Madre Fire initially started 1:07 p.m. July 2 in San Luis Obispo County, California. Since its discovery 11 days ago, it has ...
Update: Madre Fire remains 74% contained, 80,786 acres affected in San Luis Obispo County
Madre Fire initially started 1:07 p.m. July 2 in San Luis Obispo County, California. Since its discovery nine days ago, it ...
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 engulfs 80,000-plus acres, but beefed-up crews and better weather bolster the fight
Firefighters have increased containment of the Madre fire in San Luis Obispo County. We have 'the resources we need,' said a ...
80,000-acre Madre Fire now more than 60% contained in SLO County
Firefighters have contained more than half of the Madre Fire that has burned through a swath of more than 80,000 acres of San ...
13-year-old suspected of lighting fireworks that ignited Southern California brush fire
Laguna Beach police said they identified the suspect as a 13-year-old boy, who was arrested on suspicion of felony reckless ...
Madre Fire slows as containment holds in SLO County. See latest acreage
The Madre Fire’s growth in eastern San Luis Obispo County slowed to a crawl as the holiday weekend came to an end.
Containment increases on Madre Fire in SLO County. See latest acreage, numbers
Firefighters are still working to fully contain the Madre Fire, which has been burning grassland in southeastern San Luis ...
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Fire ecologist breaks down the Madre Fire and how it could be beneficial to the land
As the Madre Fire dwindles down, the acreage burned shows it’s clearly the largest fire in the state so far this year, but ...
Firefighters hope to stop Madre Fire before heat comes
The Madre Fire, the largest wildfire this year in California, continued to burn over the holiday weekend, growing to 80,603 ...
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California's Madre fire at 80,000-plus acres, but crews gain ground ...
Firefighters on Sunday were gaining control over the massive Madre fire in San Luis Obispo County, which at more than 80,000 acres remains the largest in California so far this year. Containment ...