Crews reached 61% containment on the Gifford Fire Friday after two weeks of fighting the blaze in remote, rugged terrain.

Gifford Fire officials are expecting improved weather conditions on Friday, which they say will help firefighters working to contain the blaze.

: Containment on the Gifford Fire reaches 61% as of Friday morning, as fire crews continue backfiring operations.

Residents of remote homes were told to evacuate as a new wildfire moved fast about 60 miles north of downtown Los Angeles.

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California. It has burned 132,605 acres after being active for 13 days. A crew of 4,946 firefighters has been ...

Firefighters scrambled to control a fast-moving wildfire that erupted Thursday morning in hills along Interstate 5 in northwestern Los Angeles County, officials said.

Firefighters with air support scrambled to control a wind-driven wildfire that erupted Thursday morning in hills along ...

Finally, evacuation warnings were lifted for zones SLC-197 and SLC-226, which include areas east of Branch Mountain Road, ...

Firefighters are scrambling to control a fast-moving wildfire that erupted in hills along Interstate 5 in northwestern Los ...

The Madre and Gifford fires have to date scorched more than 200,000 acres on the Central Coast. Why was the area so susceptible?