LATEST July 5, 3:26 p.m. The Madre Fire along the Central Coast continued to expand overnight and into Saturday morning, growing to 79,630 acres as of 2:32 p.m., with containment still at 10%.

July 4, 1:59 p.m. The state of California’s largest wildfire so far this year, the Madre Fire grew exponentially in hot, dry weather Friday. The wind-driven blaze along the Central Coast is now at 70,800 acres with just 10% containment, according to Cal Fire.

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The brush fire has been tearing through grasses, chaparral and oak woodland since Wednesday after starting along state Route 166, which remains closed with “no estimate of re-opening at this time” per Caltrans. The Madre Fire’s growth also led to the emergency closure of the Carrizo Plain National Monument Thursday. 

#MadreFire 7.4.2025 Update: Acreage is 70,800, with 10% containment & 1 outbuilding destroyed . For more information visit fire https://t.co/vI0Ng2RyWJ pic.twitter.com/pNrDPrUU8R

“The public must not enter the closure area. All uses within the closure area are prohibited,” reads the

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