cuyama valley

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

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.

Containment is at 15% Thursday night

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

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

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

Containment at 62% for Apache Fire

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

Blaze started Tuesday night on the southeast end of the Cuyama Valley. Most of the land burned is in the Los Padres National Forest.

Containment now up to 70% on Hill Fire, southeast of New Cuyama.