Incident Report
Kern County Fire Department
Curt Carter
River Inc.
DATE: September 14, 2022
TIME: 00:35
Incident Number
2244634
Incident tYPE
Rescue, Structure Fire
Location: 9600 Blk. of Hwy. 118
Closest Community: Bakersfield
Cause: Under Investigation
Incident Narrative
On 9/14/2022 the Kern County Fire Department, with automatic aid from Bakersfield Fire Department, responded to a report of a rescue with a vehicle into a house. The first in engine arrived to find a single vehicle into the front of a single story, single family residential structure with the vehicle partially on fire. Crews ensured that the vehicle was unoccupied and the residents had been safely evacuated from the structure. The first in engine provided EMS care to the affected victims.
Crews were able to confine the fire to the vehicle and room of origin. The accident is currently under investigation by CHP.
Injuries/Fatalities
Injuries: 4
Fatalities: 0
Property Lost/Saved
Estimated Value LOSS: $40,000
Estimated Value SAVED: $100,000
KCFD Equipment Assigned
Engines: E53, E55, E65
Patrols: _None
Trucks: T55, T65
Specialty Equipment: B4, B5, USAR52, WT67
Total Personnel
25
Assisting Agencies
Bakersfield Fire Department, CHP, Hall Ambulance
On Call Fire Information Officer
Phone: 661-330-0133
