cuyama valley

Two arrested on burglary charges in Santa Barbara County brushfire evacuation zone

Lance Orozco

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies say the duo burglarized property evacuated during the Foothill Fire in the Cuyama Valley.

An air tanker makes a drop on the Foothill Fire in the Cuyama Valley Tuesday afternoon.

Brush fire burns more than 900 acres in the Cuyama Valley

Lance Orozco

More than 60 people received evacuation orders.

Some Northern California firefighters at the memorial to those who died in the Spanish Ranch wildfire.

August 15 marks anniversary of tragedy that claimed the lives of four Central Coast firefighters

Lance Orozco

The firefighters were trapped by the Spanish Ranch Fire, a wildfire that burned west of New Cuyama.

The Gifford Fire burned more than 130,000 acres of land in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties

Firefighters make progress over the weekend towards containment of major Central Coast wildfire

Lance Orozco

As of Monday morning, the 119,000-acre Gifford Fire was at 33% containment. Evacuation orders and warnings are in place for parts of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.

The Gifford Fire has caused a number of road closures and evacuations in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.

Gifford Fire now tops 99,000 acres of land burned on the Central Coast

Lance Orozco

Containment is at 15% Thursday night

Big and getting bigger: Central Coast's Madre wildfire now tops 70,000 acres burned

Lance Orozco

Containment grows to 10% for massive blaze in San Luis Obispo County

A view of the Madre Fire Thursday afternoon from the California Valley area.

Central Coast's Madre Fire now tops 50,000 acres burned, with containment at 5%

Lance Orozco

Highway 166 remains closed from Santa Maria to New Cuyama. Carrizo Plain National Monument is closed to the public.

Firefighters now have 80% containment as of Tuesday night on the Apache Fire in northeastern Ventura County.

Getting closer! Containment up to 80% on Ventura County's Apache Fire

Lance Orozco

No growth in size of blaze for the last few days.

Firefighters battling the Apache Fire in Ventura County.

Firefighters moving into mopup mode on wildfire in eastern Ventura County

Lance Orozco

Containment at 62% for Apache Fire

An air tanker makes a drop on the Apache Fire, burning in northeastern Ventura County.

It's still out of control, but there's little growth in a wildfire in northeastern Ventura County

Lance Orozco

The Apache Fire has been burning since Tuesday night in the southeast end of the Cuyama Valley.