Jaw Fire initially started 2:23 p.m. May 19 in Kern County. Since its discovery 28 hours ago, it has burned 3,200 acres. As ...

The U.S. Forest Service reports that the so-called "Democrat Fire" is contained at 50%, and the forward rate of spread has ...

Kern County firefighters are working to contain a brush fire that has burned at least 450 acres in the Kern River canyon, ...

Highway 178 reopened Monday night after being closed for a day as crews worked to contain a brush fire in the Kern River Canyon. The 895-acre Democrat Fire was 50% contained Tuesday afternoon, ...

As fire agencies work to get a handle on the Democrat Fire, Highway 178 remains closed to give fire personnel space to work and to ensure the safety of the public.

The Kern County Fire Department has provided new details on an investigation into the tragic fire that claimed the lives of ...

Highway 178 through Kern River Canyon will remain closed until further notice as crews work to extinguish a 1,000-acre brush fire north of the Upper Richbar Picnic Area. A vegetation fire broke out at ...

A tense standoff unfolded Monday afternoon on Black Knot Court in southwest Bakersfield, as SWAT teams and crisis negotiators ...

The five victims who died in a North Edwards home fire last month were awake during the fire, says the Kern County Fire ...

Firefighters with the Kern County Fire Department extinguished an early morning mobile home fire in the Johannesburg area Friday. Firefighters were dispatched to ...

Read more on our AI policy here. A new prescribed burn, called White Wolf, was initiated today at 10:12 a.m. in Kern County. The prescribed fire has been burning on private land. At present ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 1:49 p.m. in Kern County. Water Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no available information on the containment or cause of the fire.