Gifford Fire
The Gifford Fire was reported on August 1, 2025 in Santa Barbara County, California and burned 131,612 acres. It was declared out on March 5, 2026.
- Size
- 131,612 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2025
- Personnel
- 22
Map
Perimeter mapped May 12, 2026 at 9:32 AM PDT, 131,614 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 35.076, -120.159.
The incident
- Size
- 131,612 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM PDT
- Contained
- October 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM PDT
- Declared out
- March 5, 2026 at 11:25 AM PST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 15 Miles NE from Santa Maria, CA
- County
- Santa Barbara County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Santa Maria
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 22
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $212,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-CALPF-002181
- IRWIN identifier
- 08A6358F-8301-4093-9988-E265C8F6F0A9
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 1, 2025 (820 acres) to May 12, 2026 (131,614 acres). The largest one-day growth was 29,700 acres, mapped August 2, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2025 | 820 | |
| August 2, 2025 | 30,519 | +29,699 |
| August 3, 2025 | 43,118 | +12,599 |
| August 4, 2025 | 72,511 | +29,393 |
| August 5, 2025 | 83,932 | +11,421 |
| August 6, 2025 | 91,261 | +7,329 |
| August 7, 2025 | 99,007 | +7,746 |
| August 8, 2025 | 104,320 | +5,313 |
| August 9, 2025 | 114,621 | +10,301 |
| August 10, 2025 | 118,041 | +3,420 |
| August 11, 2025 | 122,065 | +4,024 |
| August 12, 2025 | 125,170 | +3,105 |
| August 13, 2025 | 130,394 | +5,224 |
| August 14, 2025 | 132,605 | +2,211 |
| August 15, 2025 | 131,718 | -887 |
| August 16, 2025 | 131,589 | -129 |
| August 17, 2025 | 131,554 | -35 |
| August 18, 2025 | 131,554 | 0 |
| August 19, 2025 | 131,538 | -16 |
| August 21, 2025 | 131,538 | 0 |
| May 12, 2026 | 131,614 | +76 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Santa Maria, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated May 13, 2026 at 1:58 PM PDT. Identifier 2025-CALPF-002181.