The Gifford Fire, raging across 30,500 acres in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, has injured three and forced evacuations, with only 5% containment. Highway 166 is closed, and Cuyama faces air quality alerts.

Learn about the 23,000-acre wildfire in south-central California, its impact on Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, and the ongoing firefighting efforts as dry conditions and warm weather fuel the blaze.

A nearly 40,000-acre wildfire forced people from their homes in two Southern California counties over the weekend as firefighters worked to contain the blaze in challenging terrain.