The department said those in affected areas should listen to firefighters when told to evacuate, and that cost should not be an "obstacle."

The Canyon Fire, which began on Thursday afternoon, has blazed through nearly 5,000 acres in less than 24 hours.

Evacuation orders were lifted Friday evening in parts of Southern California as firefighters battling the Canyon Fire made progress taming the blaze.

Aug. 9 federal fire update. It’s burning in a remote area of the Los Padres National Forest that has prompted road closures and evacuations in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties, located about 180 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

The Gifford Fire burning through the rugged backcountry of California's Central Coast is now the state's largest wildfire of the year. It has reached so-called "mega-fire" status and is one of 38 large fires burning across nine states.