The Kern County Fire Department is reminding residents that if their fireworks do not bear the California State Marshal's ...

The Kern County Fire Department advises against calling 9-1-1 to report illegal fireworks this Independence Day holiday. Officials with the Kern County Fire ...

With daily temperatures averaging in the triple digits and an active fire season, authorities up and down the state are urging the public to be safe with fireworks this Independence Day. Sales of ...

A two-alarm vegetation fire broke out at 12007 S. Union Ave in Bakersfield, prompting a swift response from multiple Kern ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 7:12 p.m. in Kern County, California. Oilfield Fire has been burning on private land.

Evacuation warnings for the Madre Fire have now reached into our Kern County neighborhoods. The community of Fellows is now ...

The Fourth of July brings joy and excitement to many. For others, it brings disaster, in the form of an inferno.

UPDATE (June 7, 2025, 6:25 p.m.): Kern County Public Works reported Lake Isabella Blvd. at Fussel St. has been closed since 4:00 p.m. due to a brush fire.UPDATE ...

Initial location: Kern County, Calif. Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Pinos A new wildfire was reported today at 4:03 p.m. in Kern County, California. Pinos Fire has been burning on private land.