Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire may be approaching a turning point, as officials express cautious optimism amid improving weather and steady progress on containment.
Fire Behavior Analyst Garrett Hazelton, speaking at a community meeting Monday evening in San Luis Obispo, said he was “happy to report” that fire danger levels are expected to “drop to near record lows for this time of year in the coming weeks.” He called the shift a “cliff” compared to recent extreme conditions.
“The good news is relief is coming from this heat wave and this elevated fire risk,” Hazelton said. “We’ve just got a couple more days, and we’re working with operations to try to square this part up and put this thing to sleep.”…