The Madre Fire is a fast-moving brush fire off Highway 166 near Cuyama on the border of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara ...

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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.

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For more evacuation details and latest updates, see Santa Barbara County’s emergency map. The fire started around 4 p.m. Friday, July 5, near Zaca Lake, in Los Padres National Forest.

At 26,176 acres, the Lake Fire near Santa Barbara is the biggest blaze burning in California right now. The latest maps released by Cal Fire show the Lake Fire spreading from Zaca Lake in Los ...

For more evacuation details and latest updates, see Santa Barbara County’s emergency map. The fire started around 4 p.m. Friday, July 5, near Zaca Lake, in Los Padres National Forest.

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