Fire officials address concerns at first of two Santa Margarita meetings

Fire officials address concerns at first of two Santa Margarita meetings

In Santa Margarita, smoke from the Gifford Fire coats the air.This is probably the most nervous I've been about a fire in a while," said Lauren Hammer, a Santa Margarita resident. "We've been watching it really closely."With the fire only 20 miles away from northern San Luis Obispo County, community members went to Santa Margarita Elementary School on Sunday to get any information they could from agencies battling the Gifford Fire.Rich Eagan wit…