Incident Update Gifford Fire
- Date:
- 08/04/2025
- Time:
- 12:29 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Gifford Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2025-08-01
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Highway 166, Northeast of Santa Maria
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
- Administration Unit
- Unified Command: Los Padres National Forest and Santa Barbara County Fire
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 65,062
- Containment
- 5%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
California Interagency Incident Management Team 5 (CIIMT 5) has assumed command as of 8/03/25. Fire is burning actively on both sides of the highway with more active spread on the south side. For evacuation info visit ReadySBC.
For more information, please visit Gifford Fire InciWeb.
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Orders
Evacuation Orders issued for the following zones:
San Luis Obispo County
- LPF-014
- LPF-015
- LPF-016
- LPF-017
- LPF-018
- LPF-019
- SLC-335
- SLC-336
- SLC-337
Santa Barbara County
- LPF-165
- SBC-159-A
- SBC-161-A
- SBC-163
- SBC-167
- SBC-169-A
- SBC-169-B
Evacuation Warnings
Evacuation Warnings issued for the following zones:
San Luis Obispo County
- SLC-225
- SLC-239
- SLC-240
- SLC-262
- SLC-264
- SLC-297
- SLC-298
- SLC-311
- SLC-312
- SLC-334
- LPF-011
- LPF-013
Santa Barbara County
- SBC-159-B
- SBC-161-B
- SBC-172
Road Closures
Highway 166 remains closed between Highway 101 & New Cuyama
Temporary Evacuation Point
For sheltering assistance, please call the American Red Cross at 805-678-3073.
A Temporary Evacuation Point and Community Information & Resource Center:
Benjamin Foxen Elementary School
4949 Foxen Canyon Rd,
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Hours of Operation: Monday, August 3 and Tuesday, August 4 (8am - 7pm)
Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center
4689 Highway 166,
New Cuyama, CA 93254
Hours of Operation: Monday, August 3 and Tuesday, August 4 (8am - 4pm)
Animal Evacuation Shelters
For assistance evacuating large animals, please call the County Animal Services Disaster Hotline at 805-681-4332.
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- The Elks Rodeo Grounds is open for large animal evacuation at 4040 Highway 101, Santa Maria. Enter the Morningside Drive Gate 2.
For small/domestic animal evacuations, the following locations are available:
- 548 W Foster Rd, Santa Maria (open until 6pm)
- 1501 W Central Ave, Lompoc (open until 6pm)
- 5473 Overpass Rd, Goleta (open until 6pm)
- 111 Commerce Dr, Buellton (open to 5pm)