A new wildfire was reported 1:50 a.m. June 11 in Kern County. After being active for three days, Hovey Fire has burned one ...

Dogs Fire initially started 2:41 p.m. June 13 in Kern County. It has burned 4,407 acres after being active for 14 hours. As ...

Firefighters with the Kern County Fire Department are battling a 8,500 acre fire near 5 Dogs Range Friday afternoon. The fire ...

Crews with the Kern County Fire Department are battling a fire south of Maricopa near Highway 166 Friday morning. The fire ...

Those in the Kern River Valley community have their power shut off as part of the Public Safety Power Shutoff. This is due to ...

Firefighters from several agencies were battling a fire Friday in the Maricopa area that reached 616 acres after breaking out the night before. The Kern County Fire Department said in a news release ...

The Fort Fire along Interstate 5 burned 240 acres and is 33% contained as of Thursday evening, according to Cal Fire.

The Fort Fire ignited at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Lebec area near I-5 and Fort Tejon Road. It's currently 5% ...

Read more on our AI policy here. A new prescribed burn, called Bena, was initiated today at 1:33 p.m. in Kern County. The prescribed fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no ...

A brush fire that broke out overnight Wednesday prompted evacuation orders for residents in the Digier Canyon and Lebec areas ...

According to officials, additional resources arrived Thursday morning, including air support from retardant-dropping tankers.