BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved having the county absorb the California City Fire Department. The county will absorb Cal City’s firefighters and ...

Fire Capt. Yoshihiro Chiba spent 32 years in the fire service in his hometown of Ōfunato, Japan, and in that time he lived through one of the worst disasters of ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Supervisors is slated to approve an agreement with California City that would transform the Cal City Fire Department into a Kern County Fire ...

The Kern County Fire Department will begin providing fire protection services for California City starting Jan. 1, following a unanimous approval from the Kern County Board of Supervisors. The ...

A Kern County Fire Department helicopter crew completed a hoist rescue after a person was injured in a canyon in the Jaw Bone ...

The Kern County Fire Department celebrated a major milestone this weekend. The mission of Firehouse is to educate and inspire firefighters so that they can protect their communities and keep ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — After 60 years of dedicated service to the community, California City firemen are teaming up with the Kern County Fire Department. On Jan. 1, CCFD Station 19 and Medic ...

Kern County agreed Tuesday to fully take over firefighting services for California City, as the city in east Kern is no longer able to support an independent department. The Kern County Board of ...

The Kern County Fire Department reported Tuesday that a suspected arson occurred Saturday on Sterling Road in east Bakersfield. The agency asked for the public’s help in identifying or locating two ...

Multiple engines from the Kern County Fire Department knocked down flames from the rear of a duplex at the corner of California Avenue and Gold Canyon Street Sunday night. The ...

A woman killed in a house fire in Frazier Park has been identified by the Kern County Coroner’s Office. Margaret Anne Hinrichs, 66, was found dead in the ...