BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Fire Department released renderings of its Firehawk helicopter which is set to level up firefighting power by 400% per helicopter, according to the ...

It replaces Vietnam-era helicopter H408 after its 20 years of Kern County fire service. The new helicopter is a state-of-the-art Bell 412 EPX and will be known by call letters H409. × ...

For the past 20 years, the Kern County Fire Department has been using a helicopter that was utilized during the Vietnam War. But now, the department is ready to introduce this new state of the art ...

KERN COUNTY, California — A 133-acre wildfire burning in Kern County near Lebec has prompted evacuation warnings on Thursday morning.The fire was first reported shortly before midnight near ...