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Containment of the Gifford Fire is up to 95% as of midday Tuesday. The latest mapping shows a slight reduction in the burned area to just over 131,000 acres.

Backfires were used to try to keep the massive Gifford Fire from advancing into wilderness areas.

The fire started on August 7. It burned 5,370 acres and destroyed seven structures.

Highway 166 was shut down from Santa Maria to New Cuyama on August 1. Motorists will encounter delays on the reopened highway.

Just over 5,300 acres have been burned by fire, and seven structures have been lost.

All evacuation orders were lifted for the Canyon Fire over the weekend.

As of 4 p.m. Friday, the Canyon Fire had burned just over 5,300 acres. Containment is at 25%.

The Gifford Fire is at 15% containment as of Friday afternoon.

The fire has burned nearly 100,000 acres of land, with containment at 15%.

The Canyon Fire started Thursday afternoon northeast of Piru and had moved into LA County by early evening.