The Madre Fire is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of the region in January.

The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County and has since grown to more than 35,500 acres, according ...

The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings, and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County around 100 miles north of ...

The Madre Fire became California’s largest blaze so far this year, ripping through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in ...

The Madre Fire became California's largest blaze so far this year, ripping through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in ...

A rapidly spreading wildfire in Southern California quickly became the state’s largest fire of the year after igniting on ...

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At the outset of the blaze, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office estimated that some 500 acres were already burned at the scene, near the 10000 block of Highway 166 in the Los Padres National Forest.

The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

So far in 2025, the state of California has seized more than double the amount of illegal fireworks that they did in 2024.

Madre Fire became California's largest blaze so far this year, ripping through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in southeastern San Luis Obispo County.

A few other smaller fires such as the Mandalay fire in Riverside County and the Cable Fire in San Bernardino remain burning, but evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted for both.