Community
Community Alert – Planned Training Burn
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., The Kern County Fire Department will be conducting “Wildland Hot Drills” in East Bakersfield, which will be referred to as the “Valley Training
Andrew Freeborn 09/23/2023
Community
Confined Space Training with Wonderful Citrus in Delano
DELANO, Calif., Friday, Kern County firefighters conducted a Confined Space Drill in collaboration with personnel at Wonderful Citrus. Firefighters and Wonderful Citrus personnel used multiple
Steve Freeland 08/07/2023
Community
Community Alert – CCI Prescribed Burn
TEHACHAPI, Calif., Friday, July 14th, Kern County firefighters will conduct another Public Safety Prescribed Burn. Friday’s operation is known as the “CCI Burn” (California Correctional
Andrew Freeborn 07/13/2023
Community
KCFD 23-1 Recruit Academy Graduating
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., On Monday, February 13th, 2023, the Kern County Fire Department began the 23-1 Recruit Academy. In the months since, each recruit has been
Andrew Freeborn 06/14/2023
Community
Rescue Training in Tehachapi Mountains
Wednesday, Kern County firefighters converged on Tehachapi Mountain Park to brush up on rescue operations ahead of peak wildfire activity. This annual training focused on
Andrew Freeborn 06/08/2023
Community
Community Alert – Swift Water Rescue Training
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Friday, May 26th, firefighters from the Kern County Fire Department are continuing ongoing training for Urban Search and Rescue personnel. This swift water
Andrew Freeborn 05/24/2023
