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Gifford Fire Containment Hits 89%
Firefighters focus on mop-up and erosion prevention as containment reaches 89%, with 3,761 personnel still engaged in managing the 131,589-acre blaze, officials said.
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Gifford Fire Containment Hits 89%
Favorable weather helped firefighters increase containment of the Gifford Fire to 89% as of Sunday morning. The size of the area burned has been reduced slightly to 131,589 acres after more accurate mapping. The blaze began the afternoon of Aug. 1 about 15 miles northeast of Santa Maria and quickly grew on both sides of Highway 166 into both Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. With containment increased, firefighters planned to concent…
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