The worst of the rainstorm may have rolled through Bakersfield, leaving just minor damage. Now, we're keeping watch for our mountain communities.

A Kern County grand jury report released Monday paints a troubled picture of the city of Arvin where staff and management ...

The Kern County Fire Department rolled out its brand new Medic Squad 42 apparatus earlier this week. The vehicle is stationed ...

The Kern County Fire Department (KCFD) announced the deployment of the official Medic Squad 42 apparatus, now in service and ...

The Kern County Fire Department announced the beginning of open burning of hazard reduction fuels at 8 a.m. Saturday. KCFD said it is actively monitoring fuel moisture and weather conditions.

According to local media outlet KGET, citing the Kern County Fire Department, the fire broke out at a warehouse containing “a large amount of plastic recyclables stored in big bales” shortly ...

A thick cloud of dark smoke billowed from an abandoned warehouse in Bakersfield, California, on Wednesday, January 29, after a fire broke out shortly after 12 pm, local media outlet KGET reported.

Read more on our AI policy here. Training 1 Fire initially started 10:12 a.m. Jan. 2 in Kern County. It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 27 days.

Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.