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 ...

Former Kern County Fire chief Bob Lechtrek, perhaps the last link to the Kern County Fire Department’s golden age, has died.

A brush fire along the western edge of the 5 Freeway in the Grapevine burned 220 acres before the spread of the flames was stopped Thursday morning, June 5, the Kern County Fire Department said.