BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — (KBAK/FOX58) Kern County Fire Captain Andrew Freeborn is urging residents to review the county's new hazard maps and prepare their homes for the upcoming fire season. The maps, ...

The pile burning project, named Pine Mountan, was initiated 12:08 p.m. April 24 in Kern County. The prescribed fire has been ...

The Kern County Fire Department is scheduled to host a virtual public meeting to provide information on the recently released Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for the Kern County area. The meeting is ...

Read more on our AI policy here. A new wildfire was reported 6:51 p.m. April 24 in Kern County. Assist/kern/desert Fire has been burning on private land for 14 hours. At this time, there is no ...

A virtual public meeting has been scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday to answer questions and gather comments about newly released fire hazard severity zones covering Kern County.

Home and building owners in some parts of northeast Bakersfield will have to take additional fire prevention measures next year following the release of updated wildfire severity maps. The California ...

Read more on our AI policy here. The pile burning project, named Pine Mountan, was initiated 12:08 p.m. April 24 in Kern County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the ...