BAKERSFIELD, Calif., The Kern County Fire Department will be conducting “Wildland Hot Drills” in East Bakersfield. These training burns will consist of live fire exercises, in dry grass, with a focus on developing essential skills in our newer firefighters.
Location:
Southeast corner of the intersection of HWY 178 and HWY 184.
Date:
Saturday, June 13th
Time:
8 a.m. into the afternoon
The operations will provide the added if not greater benefit of increasing public safety due to the location chosen. Once completed, the burns will have eliminated dead and dry grasses that pose a wildfire threat to local residences.
Work on this training began months ago to ensure it would be managed in a way that places the safety of firefighters and community members first. In preparation, the Kern County Fire Department has created fuel breaks on the property with heavy equipment and coordinated plans with utility companies and Air Pollution Control District.
