Hundreds of remote homes are threatened by a massive wildfire churning through Los Padres National Forest in Central California.

The blaze threatened about 450 structures and forced the closure of the highway in both directions east of Santa Maria, a city of about 110,000 people in Santa Barbara County

Here are other updates on Northern California wildfires. The Orleans Complex fire spanning Del Norte and Siskiyou counties was 80% contained, according to a Friday update from firefighting agencies. The cluster of fires started July 8 and, since early Thursday morning, includes the Big Cliff Fire, an uncontained blaze that has spread to 247 acres.

More than 450 structures are under threat by the Gifford blaze, with only 3% of its perimeter contained

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,

Temporary evacuation sites were established at Benjamin Foxen Elementary School in Santa Maria and the Cuyama Valley Family Resource Center in New Cuyama, Cal Fire said. The agency also reported that Highway 166 was closed between Highway 101 and New Cuyama.