The Madre Fire is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of the region in January.

Madre Fire initially started 1:07 p.m. July 2 in San Luis Obispo County, California. Since its discovery six days ago, it has ...

A wildfire that broke out in California has rapidly spread to burn more than 79,900 acres, making it the largest in the state so far this year, according to officials. The Madre Fire was 10% ...

The Madre fire is more than triple the size of the Palisades fire, which burned 23,000 acres in coastal Los Angeles County in January, killing 12 people and destroying nearly 7,000 structures.

The Madre Fire is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of the region in January.

The largest fire in the nation continued to burn in southeastern San Luis Obispo County on Tuesday morning — injuring one ...

The Madre Fire began on Wednesday, July 2, in the Los Padres National Forest and quickly grew into the largest fire in California this year. “With the current weather, terrain, and fuels conditions ...

Madre Fire Grows to Nearly 80,000 Acres, Prompting Evacuations in California The blaze is burning in a rural area of San Luis Obispo County, in the central coast, but its smoke has spread to ...

Previously, the biggest fire of the year was Palisades, at 23,448 acres. In 2024, only one wildfire was bigger than Madre’s current size — Park, which started on July 24 and became the second ...