A man upset over messages on his girlfriend’s phone threatened to kill her, then he set fire to her front lawn, California ...

A firefighter was struck by a hit-and-run driver while on a call to a semi-truck on fire on Highway 99 early Sunday ...

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The Kern County Fire Department is hosting a hiring event April 1 to present the community information about future jobs in ...

A Kern County jury has convicted a man on multiple charges, including felony arson and attempted criminal threats, after he ...

A recent spate of storms across Central California has brought the state's snowpack to near average levels, but that's not likely to reduce the threat of wildfires as the temperature warms up. The ...

Read more on our AI policy here. A new prescribed burn, named Tecuya Ridge 2, was initiated today at 8:30 a.m. in Kern County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the ...

A local man was convicted Thursday of setting his girlfriend's front lawn on fire after a night of drinking and making angry ...

According to KCFD, the closest fire hydrant was more than 800 feet away from the hangar. Crews quickly plumbed a 4-inch hose ...

Read more on our AI policy here. A new prescribed burn, called Tecuya Ridge 3, was initiated today at 2:53 p.m. in Kern County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the ...