Madre Fire grows to over 50,000 acres on Fourth of July: See map
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAYJuly 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A California wildfire that began burning the evening of Thursday, July 3, has since quickly grown to become the largest in the state as of early Friday, July 4.
The Madre Fire first broke out around 9:30 p.m. PT on Thursday in a remote area of central California near Highway 166, according to Cal Fire. It quickly consumed roughly 35,000 acres overnight, moving east-northeast onto the Carrizo Plain and burning through parts of Los Padres National Park.
As of Friday morning, the Madre Fire was 10% contained and had already burned about 52,592 acres of land, causing an estimated $20 million in damage, according to USA TODAY's wildfire data tracker.
Thick smoke has engulfed areas around the fire along the southern rim of the Central Valley and was seen drifting south-southeastward over the Channel Islands, resulting in the potential for light to moderate smoke to appear over the Los Angeles to San Diego Metro area.
No deaths or housing property losses had been reported as of just before 9 a.m. local time on Friday.
See California wildfire map: Madre FireMadre Fire evacuation orders
The following areas are under evacuation orders, meaning there is an immediate threat to life and a lawful order in place to leave immediately, according to Cal Fire:
LPF-017
SLC-226
SLC-240
SLC-263
SLC-264
SLC-265
SLC-298
SLC-299
SLC-300
SLC-312
SLC-313
SLC-337
SLC-338
SLC-339
Madre Fire evacuation warnings
The following areas are under evacuation warnings, meaning there is a potential threat to life and/or property and those who require additional time to evacuate and those pets and livestock should leave now, according to Cal Fire:
SLC-225
SLC-239
SLC-266
SLC-301
SLC-359
SLC-365
SLC-366
SLC-367
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Madre Fire map: Update on largest California wildfire of the year
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