[Update: Mon., Aug. 4, 2025, 11am] The Gifford Fire has grown to 65,062 acres and dropped from 5 to 3 percent containment as of Monday morning. The rapidly growing fire has expanded evacuation orders and warnings for Santa Barbara County further east as fire crews continue to work on improving containment lines and protecting the 460 structures threatened by the fire.
For information on evacuations in Santa Barbara County, visit ReadySBC.org and see the Gifford Fire Evacuation Map . A temporary evacuation point is now open at Benjamin Foxen Elementary School (4949 Foxen Canyon Rd., Santa Maria). For assistance, call the American Red Cross at (805) 678-3073.
Those needing to shelter large animals should call the County Animal Services Disaster Hotline at (805) 681-4332. To shelter small/domestic animals, the following locations are available: