The Kern County Fire Department placed a new water tender into service in Wasco on Friday to ensure access to water in rural areas that often have none. The 2,100-gallon apparatus can pump up to 1,250 ...

High winds blowing near Inyokern on Friday knocked a tractor-trailer onto a Kern County fire engine that was responding to another tractor-trailer that had been blown onto its side. The Kern County ...

High winds in the Mojave and Ridgecrest areas are causing big rigs to topple over, including one hitting the side of a Kern ...

The worst of the rainstorm may have rolled through Bakersfield, leaving just minor damage. Now, we're keeping watch for our mountain communities.

The semi driver was not injured. That section of Highway 81 was closed for about 30 minutes Friday morning as crews cleared the scene. Along with the York County Sheriff’s Office, fire ...

Read more on our AI policy here. A new wildfire was reported today at 3:22 p.m. in Los Angeles County. Posey Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no data indicating the ...

According to local media outlet KGET, citing the Kern County Fire Department, the fire broke out at a warehouse containing “a large amount of plastic recyclables stored in big bales” shortly ...

The Kern County Fire Department announced the beginning of open burning of hazard reduction fuels at 8 a.m. Saturday. KCFD said it is actively monitoring fuel moisture and weather conditions.

A thick cloud of dark smoke billowed from an abandoned warehouse in Bakersfield, California, on Wednesday, January 29, after a fire broke out shortly after 12 pm, local media outlet KGET reported.

Read more on our AI policy here. Training 1 Fire initially started 10:12 a.m. Jan. 2 in Kern County. It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 27 days.

Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.