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Coverage dated August 4, 2025 to August 5, 2025

Massive central California wildfire keeps growing and becomes state’s largest blaze of the year

Headline from The Columbian

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against a massive wildfire in central California that has injured f

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  1. The Santa Barbara Independent

    Gifford Fire Becomes California’s Largest Wildfire of Year (opens The Santa Barbara Independent)

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    Fire burning on border of Santa Barbara and S.L.O. counties surpasses July’s Madre Fire as it burns south, threatening more than 870 structures.

  2. New York Post

    Massive California wildfire keeps growing — becomes state’s largest blaze of the year (opens New York Post)

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    A massive wildfire has injured four people across central California, as this latest blaze is the biggest one to hit the state this year.

  3. The Columbian

    Massive central California wildfire keeps growing and becomes state’s largest blaze of the year (opens The Columbian)

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    SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against a massive wildfire in central California that has injured f

  4. WSVN Miami

    Massive central California wildfire keeps growing and becomes state’s largest blaze of the year - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Rising temperatures on Wednesday posed new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against a massive wildfire in central California that

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