CAL FIRE wrote on X on Friday: "California is under a heat wave, bringing hot, dry, and windy conditions, making wildfires ...

The map above shows Gifford’s evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line.

Nearly 2,000 firefighters are fighting a battle against the Gifford wildfire in central California that has already burned more than 72,000 acres.

Multiple wildfires continue to burn across California, with some still at zero containment and posing growing threats.

Update: Newer report on Gifford Fire includes details of expanded evacuation zone California’s Gifford Fire grew by 10,000 acres overnight to become the state’s biggest wildfire of the year.

Burning over 100,000 acres in Los Padres National Forest, it has triggered evacuations and poses a long-term threat due to dry conditions, rugged terrain and a buildup of fire-prone vegetation.