Incident Update Madre Fire

Date:
07/07/2025
Time:
11:53 AM

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
Unified Command: Los Padres National Forest, CAL FIRE San Luis Obispo Unit, Bureau of Land Management
Unified Command Agency(s)
Size
80,480
Containment
30%
Structures Threatened
50
Structures Destroyed
1
Structures Damaged
Civilian Injuries
Firefighter Injuries
1
Civilian Fatalities
Firefighter Fatalities

Current Situation

Situation Summary

For more information on the Madre Fire, please visit: Calpf 2025 Madre Fire Information | InciWeb

San Luis Obispo County

For updated evacuation information and to sign up for Emergency Alerts, visit: Current Emergency Information: ReadySLO

Santa Barbara County

For updated evacuation information and to sign up for Emergency Alerts, visit: Madre Fire | Santa Barbara County

Kern County

For updated evacuation information and to sign up for Emergency Alerts, visit: ReadyKern

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 Warnings

Evacuation Warnings issued for the following zones:

  • SLC-225
  • SLC-239
  • SLC-266
  • SLC-301
  • SLC-359
  • SLC-365
  • SLC-366
  • SLC-367
  • Santa Barbara County: East of Rock Front, West of Cotton Wood Canyon Road, and South of Highway 166

 

Road Closures

For information on current and updated road closures, visit Caltrans

 

Assigned Resources

Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.

Engines
75
Water Tenders
28
Helicopters
16
Dozers
23
Hand Crews
38
Other
254
Total Personnel
1472