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#MadreFire
Size: 80, 480 Acres
Containment: 30%
Total Personnel: 1,472
Firefighters are strengthening containment lines throughout the northwest and north perimeters,
and mopping-up. Progress remains steady on the northeast and southwest perimeters,
with dozer operations reinforcing lines.
There is challenging terrain on the southwest side and crews are putting in…

The #MadreFire first broke out around 9:30 p.m. PT on Thursday
in a remote area of central California near Highway 166.
It quickly consumed roughly 35,000 acres overnight,
moving east-northeast onto the Carrizo Plain and burning through parts of  Los Padres National Park.
As of Friday morning, the Madre Fire was 10% contained
and had already burned about 52,592 acres of land, …

Madre Fire grows to over 50,000 acres on Fourth of July: See map
California's Madre Fire sparked in the late evening of July 3 but has since grown to the largest in the state this year by the Fourth.

Note: This Incident is now known as the #MadreFire
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UC San Diego
Updated view of the fire from the Plowshare Peak camera.
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A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California exploded in size as dry, hot weather Thursday raised the fire risk for large portions of the state ahead of the July Fourth holiday.
The #MadreFire became California’s largest blaze so far this year, ripping through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in southeastern San Luis Obispo County.
It swiftly grew to more than 82 square miles (…

California's largest blaze this year explodes in size as hot weather raises wildfire risk statewide
A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California has exploded in size. Dry, hot weather is raising the fire risk for large portions of the state ahead of the July Fourth holiday. The Madre Fire is California’s largest blaze so far this year. It ripped through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in southeastern San Luis Obispo County. It swiftly grew to more than 82 square miles. It was just 10% contained Thursday evening. Evacuation orders and warnings are in place for tiny communiti…