Kern County wildfire resources
Official wildfire resources for Kern County: sign up for county alerts first, then bookmark the air district for smoke and the CAL FIRE unit for fire activity. For statewide fire maps and evacuation-zone lookup, see the statewide tools section.
Kern County emergency services & alerts
Official Kern County emergency management office (Kern County Office of Emergency Services) and the county emergency alert sign-up for wildfire evacuation warnings.
County emergency alerts & officesKern CountyEastern Kern Air Pollution Control District
Local air pollution control agency serving eastern portion of Kern County. Check burn-day status and local smoke and air quality advisories here during wildfire season.
Phone: (661) 862-5250
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
Local air pollution control agency serving all of Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Valley air basin portions of Kern counties. Check bu…
Phone: (559) 230-6000
Kern County Fire Department
Kern County Fire Department is one of six CAL FIRE contract counties: it handles wildland fire protection for the State Responsibility Area within the county under contra…
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