Incident Update Madre Fire
- Date:
- 07/05/2025
- Time:
- 2:32 PM
Madre Fire Information Line: (805) 308-5525
Incident Facts
- Name
- Madre Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2025-07-02
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Highway 166, New Cuyama
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- San Luis Obispo
- Administration Unit
- Los Padres National Forest, CAL FIRE San Luis Obispo, Bureau of Land Management
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 79,630
- Containment
- 10%
- Structures Threatened
- 50
- Structures Destroyed
- 1
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Orders
Evacuation Orders issued for the following zones:
- LPF-017
- SLC-226
- SLC-240
- SLC-263
- SLC-264
- SLC-265
- SLC-298
- SLC-299
- SLC-300
- SLC-312
- SLC-313
- SLC-337
- SLC-338
- SLC-339
- SLC-358
Evacuation Information Websites:
Madre Fire | Santa Barbara County, CA - Official Website
Evacuation Warnings
Evacuation Warnings issued for the following zones:
- SLC-225
- SLC-239
- SLC-266
- SLC-301
- SLC-359
- SLC-365
- SLC-366
- SLC-367
- KRN-245
- KRN-249
- KRN-259
- KRN-281-B
- Santa Barbara County-East of the Rock Front area, West of Cotton Wood Canyon Rd, and South of Highway 166.
Evacuation Information Websites:
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 46
- Water Tenders
- 5
- Helicopters
- 5
- Dozers
- 16
- Hand Crews
- 14
- Other
- 85
- Total Personnel
- 608