Overview

• The Madre Fire has burned over 52,000 acres in San Luis Obispo County with containment holding at about 10 percent.
• A unified command led by the U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE and the Bureau of Land Management has deployed hundreds of firefighters along with multiple aircraft.
• Mandatory evacuation orders and warnings cover zones along State Route 166, which remains closed between U.S. 101 near Santa Maria and Perkins Road in New Cuyama.
• Roughly 50 structures are threatened and no injuries have been reported as crews work to strengthen containment lines.
• Fire investigators continue probing the blaze’s origin while hot, dry and windy weather conditions fuel its expansion.