The Gifford Fire, which began on Friday afternoon, is situated within the Los Padres National Forest in Solvang, California, impacting those within Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, officials said. As of Monday, the fire has engulfed 65,062 acres and is only 3% contained, according to Cal Fire.

Three people were injured as a result of the Gifford Fire, a 65,000-acre blaze burning in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

Learn about the 23,000-acre wildfire in south-central California, its impact on Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, and the ongoing firefighting efforts as dry conditions and warm weather fuel the blaze.

The Gifford fire has scorched more than 30,000 acres in less than two days in Los Padres National Forest as firefighters struggle to quell the blaze in the Sierra Madre mountains.

A fire in Central California's Sierra Madre mountain range is now spanning more than 60,000 acres after evacuations were ordered over the weekend. The Gifford Fire was first reported Friday near the Gifford trailhead in Los Padres National Forest,