The Madre Fire has grown to more than 52,500 acres in San Luis Obispo County.

The Madre fire burning in San Luis Obispo County has grown to become the largest wildfire California has seen this year. It ...

The Madre Fire became California's largest blaze so far this year, ripping through grasslands after breaking out Wednesday in southeastern San Luis Obispo County.

The Madre Fire is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of the region in January.

The monsoon will bring added moisture which could be helpful, but the accompanying winds are a major concern for Arizona fire officials, they said.

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Fire whirls are spinning columns of hot air and gases that rise up from a fire, according to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group. When the gases and hot air rise, they also carry up debris ...

Fire whirls are typically found in wildfires, especially large and intense ones. In fact, California reported similar fire whirls from the Carr Fire in 2018 and the Loyalton Fire in 2020.

Wildfire blowups, fire whirls, towering thunderstorms: When fires get large and hot enough, like the Line Fire in southern California in September 2024, they can actually create their own weather.

Wildfire blowups, fire whirls, towering thunderstorms: When fires get large and hot enough, they can actually create their own weather. In these extreme fire situations, firefighters’ ordinary ...

Wildfire blowups, fire whirls, towering thunderstorms: When fires get large and hot enough, they can actually create their own weather. In these extreme fire situations, firefighters’ ordinary ...

On rare occasions, very large fire whirls may form. A fire whirl in Tokyo in 1923 was estimated to have killed 38,000 people in less than 15 minutes, according to the U.S. Forest Service.