The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

A big one that comes up frequently from weather forecasts is red flag warning. This is a fire weather forecaster term that is ...

For example, if a fire has 30% containment, crews have established barriers, also known as control lines, around 30% of the fire's perimeter. The barriers could either be natural or man-made.

If a wildfire is 50% contained, that means fire crews have managed to secure a control line around half of the fire’s perimeter. “We only call a section of line contained if there are no more ...

The map above shows the Park Fire’s approximate perimeter as a black line and the evacuation area in red. Highways 36 and 32 were closed through the fire area. Highway 44, the north boundary of ...