Fire name: Sequoia N.f./tillie /feb 4 A new prescribed burn, called Sequoia N.f./tillie /feb 4, was initiated today at 7:39 a.m. in Kern County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal ...

Even with about a third of Kern County Fire Department personnel helping battle fires in Los Angeles County, local homes are still protected, Chief Aaron Duncan told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday.

The Kern County Fire Department and the Bakersfield Fire Department have wasted no time in sending close to 175 firefighters and dozens of vehicles to assist in the battle against multiple ...