Madre Fire

97% Contained
80,779 Acres
1 County: San Luis Obispo

Date Started
07/02/2025 1:07 PM

Last Updated
07/16/2025 8:42 AM

Cause
Under Investigation

Incident Maps and Reports

Agency Having Jurisdiction
Unified Command: Los Padres National Forest, Bureau of Land Management

Incident Management Team
CAIIMT 8

Location
Highway 166, New Cuyama

[35.095516,-120.041896]

Reports
Status reports

Evacuation Orders

Immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to LEAVE NOW. The area is lawfully closed to public access.

Evacuation Orders issued for the following zones:

LPF-017
SLC-263
SLC-264
SLC-298
SLC-299
SLC-312
SLC-337
SLC-338
SLC-358

Evacuation Warnings

Potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now.

Evacuation Warnings issued for the following zones:

SLC-226
SLC-265
SLC-300
SLC-313
SLC-339
SLC-240

Road Closures

For information on current and updated road closures, visit Caltrans

Situation Summary

For more information on the Madre Fire, please visit: Calpf 2025 Madre Fire Information | InciWeb

San Luis Obispo County

For updated evacuation information and to sign up for Emergency Alerts, visit: Current Emergency Information: ReadySLO

ALERTCalifornia Camera Feed

ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego:

Plowshare Peak - Ops.alertcalifornia.org

Resources Assigned

224

Personnel

Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.

Contact Information

Madre Fire Information Line
(805) 308-5525

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Icon	Description
	Active Incident
	Contained Incident
	Fires Less than 10 Acres
	Prescribed Fire
	Mudslide
	Flood
	Earthquake
	Lightning Activity
	Incident Perimeter ^{Reference 1}
	Evacuation Order ^{Reference 2}
	Evacuation Warning ^{Reference 3}
	Red Flag Warning ^{Reference 4}
	Smoke and Haze Forecast 0-3 PPM
	Smoke and Haze Forecast 3-25 PPM
	Smoke and Haze Forecast 25-63 PPM
	Smoke and Haze Forecast 63-158 PPM
	Smoke and Haze Forecast >158 PPM

Incident Perimeter: Perimeters are generalized and do not necessarily indicate structures within the boundaries have been damaged or destroyed.
Evacuation Order: An immediate threat to life. This is an order by law enforcement to leave immediately. The area is lawfully closed to public access.
Evacuation Warning: A potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate and those with pets and livestock should leave immediately.
Red Flag Warning: National Weather Service Red Flag Warnings indicate warm temperatures, very low humidities, and stronger winds that can combine to produce an increased risk of fire danger.