Evacuation orders were issued as the fast-growing fire quickly engulfed more than 1,200 acres near the Santa Rosa Reservation and Ribbonwood, according to Cal Fire.

A vegetation fire ignited in the Santa Rosa Mountains in Riverside County on Monday afternoon, burning 1,200 acres by nightfall and prompting evacuation orders in nearby rural communities.

The Gifford Fire in Southern California has consumed over 80,000 acres and forced parts of two counties to be evacuated. The fire, located on Highway 166 northwest of Santa Maria, California, was burning on both sides of the highway,