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Wildfires threaten businesses and homes throughout Kern County
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIt's also recommended to have a five-foot strip of rocks surrounding your home to help stop fires....
Weather Wednesday: Wildfire season
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — With the warm season right around the corner and the Kern County Fire Department has started to plan for wildfire season....
These 11 California counties are most at risk for wildfires, FEMA map shows. Here’s where
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 3 months agoCalifornia is no stranger to wildfires — and some regions are more at risk than others. While most...
Road Fire grows to 1,088 acres outside Taft, 60% containment: Kern County FD
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 1 week agoBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A wildfire has burned 1,088 acres just outside of Taft, the Kern County...
UPDATED: Nearly 1,300-acre fire in northeast Bakersfield latest of 3 wildfires over 2 days
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 1—Three wildfires in two days erupted across Kern County, causing firefighters to fight flames scorching collectively more than 1,000 acres and issue evacuation orders to residents. It ...
1 arrested in connection to brush fire near Grapevine that burned 121 acres: Kern County Fire...
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man was arrested in connection to a wildfire that burned 121 acres...
Harris unveils $197 million for wildfire resilience as California's fire season looms
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJessica Bell takes a video as the Dixie fire burns along Highway 70 in Plumas National Forest,...
KCFD gets new engine in Lebec in effort to update equipment
The Bakersfield Californian· 10 months agoAug. 16—The Kern County Fire Department station in Lebec replaced its 25-year-old fire engine with a new one, the first of many new engines to arrive, according to the department. The new fire ...
As climate hazards converge, more Californians are living in harm's way
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoHot spots linger on a charred hillside as the Lake fire burns near Palmdale in August 2020. (Wally...
With a troubling future for accessing blood, more Kern County donors are needed
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 1 month agoBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — As the 16th annual Houchin Community Blood Drive wrapped up Wednesday...