Fire Teams Battling 100-Acre Vegetation Fire Along Highway 166 West of Rock Front Ranch | News Channel 3-12

Madre Fire, now California's largest wildfire, burns more than 3,000 acres in two hours

Pushed by fast winds, a fire burned more than 3,000 acres within two hours Wednesday afternoon along the border between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

Madre Fire explodes to 8,000 acres in hours, closes California's Highway 166

The brush fire grew thousands of acres Wednesday afternoon.

Madre Fire burns more than 3,000 acres in two hours

(The Center Square) – Pushed by fast winds, a fire burned more than 3,000 acres within two hours Wednesday afternoon along the border between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

Hwy. 166 closed at Hwy. 101 due to fire near Rock Front Ranch

A vegetation fire reported on Highway 166 east of Sycamore Creek, just west of Rock Front Ranch, has forced the closure of the highway at Hwy. 101, and has grown to 500 acres, according to emergency scanner traffic.

Fire teams battling 100-acre vegetation fire along Highway 166 west of Rock Front Ranch | News Channel 3-12

SANTA BARBARA/SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. – Fire crews are responding to a 100-acre vegetation fire off of Highway 166, east of Sycamore Creek and west

Vegetation Fire Off Highway 166 Burns 500 Acres East of Santa Maria

Firefighters and equipment from two counties were sent to a vegetation fire threatening at least one structure and blackening 500 acres off Highway 166 east of Santa Maria Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after 1 p.m., a caller reported a small fire starting along the fence line with authorities later identifying the scene as west of Rock Front Ranch. Crews from Cal Fire, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department and the Los Padres National Forest we…