2026 Kern County, California Wildfires

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0 Active Fires
0 Acres Burning
59 2026 Season Fires ▲ +45 (+321%) vs same period last year
159,487 2026 Season Acres ▲ +145,614 (+1050%) vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in Kern County

Aug 23 Started 109 acres 84 football fields Alper Fire
Aug 14 Started 20 acres 15 football fields Bear Fire
Aug 14 Started 3 acres 2 football fields Wesley Fire
Aug 5 Started 902 acres About the size of Central Park Buzzard Fire
Aug 4 Started 160 acres 123 football fields Cassie Fire
Jul 31 Started 83 acres 64 football fields Fiddler Fire

Largest wildfires in Kern County this season

123,456 Acres 4.1x the size of San Francisco Slightly larger than the city of Denver Poly Incident Name Fire Inyokern
7,834 Acres 9.3x the size of Central Park 54% the size of Manhattan Lost Fire Lost Hills
4,201 Acres 5.0x the size of Central Park Slightly smaller than JFK Airport Fish Fire Bear Valley Springs
3,535 Acres 2.9x the size of Lincoln Park 68% the size of JFK Airport River Fire Fuller Acres
2,520 Acres 3.0x the size of Central Park Rowlee Fire Alpaugh
2,468 Acres 2.0x the size of Lincoln Park Tower Fire Fuller Acres

All 2026 Kern County Fires · 59 fires

A fire is listed here when it is located in Kern County. Each complex is counted once, through its parent: the parent carries the complex's acres, and its member fires are listed beneath it without being counted again. A fire that crossed a county line is listed with the acres that burned in Kern County, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into Kern County is listed too, at its Kern County acres, and is not added to the Kern County fire counts. County lines come from a different boundary dataset than state lines, so Kern County's acres are counted along county lines and can differ a little at the edges from the figures on the state page.

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Fire Start date Containment Status Acres Center Ignition point
Poly Incident Name Fire May 8, 2026 † est. — Inactive 123,456 35.5029, -117.8379 —
Lost Fire Jun 18, 2026 100% Inactive 7,834 35.4089, -119.7922 —
Fish Fire Jul 27, 2026 100% Inactive 4,201 35.3156, -118.6522 —
River Fire May 18, 2026 100% Inactive 3,535 35.4385, -118.7625 —
Rowlee Fire May 14, 2026 100% Inactive 2,520 35.7580, -119.4643 —
Tower Fire May 3, 2026 100% Inactive 2,468 35.3556, -118.7790 —
Canyon Fire May 7, 2026 98% Inactive 2,278 35.5035, -117.8361 35.4377, -117.8201
Pistachio Fire Jul 11, 2026 100% Inactive 1,301 35.5910, -119.8380 —
Neurilia Fire May 14, 2026 — Inactive 1,196 35.2382, -117.9551 —
Neuralia Fire May 13, 2026 100% Inactive 1,196 35.2382, -117.9551 35.2430, -117.9858
Wyly Fire Jun 13, 2026 100% Inactive 1,075 35.2720, -118.6488 —
Buzzard Fire Aug 5, 2026 100% Inactive 902 34.9083, -118.9346 —
Brite Fire May 9, 2026 100% Inactive 665 35.3283, -119.4986 —
Star Fire Jun 19, 2026 100% Inactive 577 35.2868, -118.7220 —
Dog Fire Jul 18, 2026 100% Inactive 556 35.6289, -118.9252 —
Lost Fire Apr 24, 2026 100% Inactive 530 35.6414, -119.6665 —
Wood Fire May 18, 2026 100% Inactive 469 35.2897, -118.6568 —
Ranch Fire Apr 28, 2026 100% Inactive 342 35.6477, -118.9491 —
Redrock Fire Apr 21, 2026 100% Inactive 283 35.4000, -117.9110 —
Willow Fire May 10, 2026 — Inactive 263 34.8660, -118.3450 —
Training Fire May 24, 2026 — Inactive 239 34.8723, -118.2626 —
Rowlee Fire Jul 30, 2026 100% Inactive 205 35.7610, -119.4780 —
Irone Fire May 22, 2026 — Inactive 205 34.8690, -118.3800 —
Pierce Fire Jun 23, 2026 100% Inactive 192 35.1582, -119.4759 —
Sheep Springs Fire Mar 27, 2026 100% Inactive 170 35.4946, -117.7832 35.4929, -117.7742
Sherwood Fire Jul 12, 2026 100% Inactive 163 35.5550, -118.9870 —
Cassie Fire Aug 4, 2026 100% Inactive 160 35.2568, -118.5972 —
Walker Fire Jun 4, 2026 100% Inactive 138 35.4170, -118.5370 —
Gibson Fire May 17, 2026 100% Inactive 138 34.9844, -118.8259 —
Taft Fire Jun 13, 2026 100% Inactive 132 35.2620, -119.1950 —
Crossing Fire Jun 13, 2026 100% Inactive 111 35.6030, -117.9030 —
Alper Fire Aug 23, 2026 100% Inactive 109 35.0870, -117.7620 —
Alfred-Harris Fire Jun 6, 2026 — Inactive 107 35.4370, -118.9040 —
Alfred Harrel Fire Jun 6, 2026 100% Inactive 107 35.4420, -118.9040 —
Sandy Fire Jun 21, 2026 90% Inactive 99 35.5876, -118.5387 —
Line Fire Apr 20, 2026 100% Inactive 96 35.5360, -119.7910 —
Baker Fire May 6, 2026 100% Inactive 95 35.3040, -118.6840 —
South Fire Jul 23, 2026 60% Inactive 85 35.5190, -118.9000 —
Fiddler Fire Jul 31, 2026 100% Inactive 83 35.3580, -117.7910 —
Pond Fire Jun 26, 2026 — Inactive 50 35.7290, -119.4010 —
King Fire Jun 4, 2026 100% Inactive 48 35.7320, -119.8910 —
Famoso Fire May 9, 2026 100% Inactive 47 35.6050, -119.0440 —
Border Fire Jun 19, 2026 — Inactive 40 34.8220, -118.3240 —
Havilah Fire Apr 30, 2026 — Inactive 31 35.5290, -118.5120 —
Desert Fire May 13, 2026 — Inactive 30 34.8621, -118.2164 —
North Fire Jul 14, 2026 — Inactive 25 35.1515, -119.4961 —
Chance Fire Jul 11, 2026 100% Inactive 25 35.4160, -117.9720 —
Bucknell Fire May 23, 2026 — Inactive 25 35.2740, -117.7390 —
General Fire May 6, 2026 — Inactive 25 35.2850, -118.7340 —
Inyo Fire May 2, 2026 100% Inactive 25 35.7510, -117.8480 —
Bear Fire Aug 14, 2026 100% Inactive 20 35.2670, -119.2200 —
Snake Fire Apr 17, 2026 100% Inactive 20 34.8790, -118.2410 —
Canyon Fire Mar 20, 2026 100% Inactive 17 35.3140, -118.2890 —
Field Fire Apr 11, 2026 — Inactive 16 35.4915, -119.0436 —
Blue Fire Apr 6, 2026 — Inactive 15 35.7161, -118.8133 —
House Fire Jun 3, 2026 — Inactive 11 35.1185, -118.1957 —
Wesley Fire Aug 14, 2026 100% Inactive 3 35.4460, -119.0160 —
Crocker Fire Jul 24, 2026 — Inactive 0 35.2183, -119.6069 —
Petroleum Fire Jun 28, 2026 — Inactive 0 35.1108, -119.3997 35.1142, -119.4066
Also burned into Kern County
Antelope Fire from San Luis Obispo County Aug 8, 2026 100% Inactive 316 of 2,410 35.7611, -120.2178 —
Scofield Fire from Tulare County May 10, 2026 — Inactive 270 of 476 35.7393, -119.3978 —
Isaac Fire from another county May 18, 2026 100% Inactive 120 of 120 34.8724, -118.2632 —
Cotton Fire from another county Jun 7, 2026 100% Inactive 26 of 26 35.7702, -120.1753 —
Macy Fire from Los Angeles County Jun 5, 2026 100% Inactive 1 of 1,194 34.7933, -118.3333 —
Paramount Fire from Kings County Mar 25, 2026 100% Inactive 0 of 1,279 35.8121, -119.8873 —
Totals 2026 Season Fires 59 Active Fires 0 Acres Burning 0 2026 Season Acres 159,487

Search Fires

🔥 Alper Fire 2026
Started: Aug 23 109 acre 100% contained
Near North Edwards · Kern County, California
🔥 Bear Fire 2026
Started: Aug 14 20 acre 100% contained
Near Rosedale · Kern County, California
🔥 Wesley Fire 2026
Started: Aug 14 3 acre 100% contained
Near Oildale · Kern County, California
🔥 Buzzard Fire 2026
Started: Aug 05 902 acre 100% contained
Near Frazier Park · Kern County, California
🔥 Cassie Fire 2026
Started: Aug 04 160 acre 100% contained
Near Bear Valley Springs · Kern County, California
🔥 Fiddler Fire 2026
Started: Jul 31 83 acre 100% contained
Near China Lake Acres · Kern County, California
🔥 Rowlee Fire 2026
Started: Jul 30 205 acre 100% contained
Near Alpaugh · Kern County, California
🔥 Fish Fire 2026
Started: Jul 27 4,201 acre 100% contained
Near Bear Valley Springs · Kern County, California
🔥 Crocker Fire 2026
Started: Jul 24 0 acre
Near Taft Heights · Kern County, California
🔥 South Fire 2026
Started: Jul 23 85 acre 60% contained
Near Oildale · Kern County, California
🔥 Dog Fire 2026
Started: Jul 18 556 acre 100% contained
Near Oildale · Kern County, California
🔥 North Fire 2026
Started: Jul 14 25 acre
Near Taft Heights · Kern County, California
🔥 Sherwood Fire 2026
Started: Jul 12 163 acre 100% contained
Near Oildale · Kern County, California
🔥 Chance Fire 2026
Started: Jul 11 25 acre 100% contained
Near Inyokern · Kern County, California
🔥 Pistachio Fire 2026
Started: Jul 11 1,301 acre 100% contained
Near Lost Hills · Kern County, California
🔥 Petroleum Fire 2026
Started: Jun 28 0 acre
Near Maricopa · Kern County, California
🔥 Pond Fire 2026
Started: Jun 26 50 acre
Near Wasco · Kern County, California
🔥 Pierce Fire 2026
Started: Jun 23 192 acre 100% contained
Near Ford City · Kern County, California
🔥 Sandy Fire 2026
Started: Jun 21 99 acre 90% contained
Near Bodfish · Kern County, California
🔥 Star Fire 2026
Started: Jun 19 577 acre 100% contained
Near Bear Valley Springs · Kern County, California
🔥 Border Fire 2026
Started: Jun 19 40 acre
Near Rosamond · Kern County, California
🔥 Lost Fire 2026
Started: Jun 18 7,834 acre 100% contained
Near Lost Hills · Kern County, California
🔥 Taft Fire 2026
Started: Jun 13 132 acre 100% contained
Near Rosedale · Kern County, California
🔥 Wyly Fire 2026
Started: Jun 13 1,075 acre 100% contained
Near Bear Valley Springs · Kern County, California
🔥 Crossing Fire 2026
Started: Jun 13 111 acre 100% contained
Near Inyokern · Kern County, California
🔥 Alfred-Harris Fire 2026
Started: Jun 6 107 acre
Near Oildale · Kern County, California
🔥 Alfred Harrel Fire 2026
Started: Jun 06 107 acre 100% contained
Near Oildale · Kern County, California
🔥 King Fire 2026
Started: Jun 04 48 acre 100% contained
Near Lost Hills · Kern County, California
🔥 Walker Fire 2026
Started: Jun 04 138 acre 100% contained
Near Bodfish · Kern County, California
🔥 House Fire 2026
Started: Jun 3 11 acre
Near Mojave · Kern County, California
🔥 Training Fire 2026
Started: May 24 239 acre
Near Rosamond · Kern County, California
🔥 Bucknell Fire 2026
Started: May 23 25 acre
Near North Edwards · Kern County, California
🔥 Irone Fire 2026
Started: May 22 205 acre
Near Lake Hughes · Kern County, California
🔥 Wood Fire 2026
Started: May 18 469 acre 100% contained
Near Bear Valley Springs · Kern County, California
🔥 River Fire 2026
Started: May 18 3,535 acre 100% contained
Near Fuller Acres · Kern County, California
🔥 Gibson Fire 2026
Started: May 17 138 acre 100% contained
Near Lebec · Kern County, California
🔥 Rowlee Fire 2026
Started: May 14 2,520 acre 100% contained
Near Alpaugh · Kern County, California
🔥 Neurilia Fire 2026
Started: May 14 1,196 acre
Near California City · Kern County, California
🔥 Neuralia Fire 2026
Started: May 13 1,196 acre 100% contained
Near California City · Kern County, California
🔥 Desert Fire 2026
Started: May 13 30 acre
Near Rosamond · Kern County, California
🔥 Willow Fire 2026
Started: May 10 263 acre
Near Rosamond · Kern County, California
🔥 Brite Fire 2026
Started: May 09 665 acre 100% contained
Near Buttonwillow · Kern County, California
🔥 Famoso Fire 2026
Started: May 09 47 acre 100% contained
Near Oildale · Kern County, California
🔥 Poly Incident Name Fire
Started: 123,456 acre
Near Inyokern · Kern County, California
🔥 Canyon Fire 2026
Started: May 07 2,278 acre 98% contained
Near Inyokern · Kern County, California
🔥 Baker Fire 2026
Started: May 06 95 acre 100% contained
Near Bear Valley Springs · Kern County, California
🔥 General Fire 2026
Started: May 06 25 acre
Near Arvin · Kern County, California
🔥 Tower Fire 2026
Started: May 03 2,468 acre 100% contained
Near Fuller Acres · Kern County, California
🔥 Inyo Fire 2026
Started: May 02 25 acre 100% contained
Near Inyokern · Kern County, California
🔥 Havilah Fire 2026
Started: Apr 30 31 acre
Near Bodfish · Kern County, California
🔥 Ranch Fire 2026
Started: Apr 28 342 acre 100% contained
Near Richgrove · Kern County, California
🔥 Lost Fire 2026
Started: Apr 24 530 acre 100% contained
Near Lost Hills · Kern County, California
🔥 Redrock Fire 2026
Started: Apr 21 283 acre 100% contained
Near Inyokern · Kern County, California
🔥 Line Fire 2026
Started: Apr 20 96 acre 100% contained
Near Lost Hills · Kern County, California
🔥 Snake Fire 2026
Started: Apr 17 20 acre 100% contained
Near Rosamond · Kern County, California
🔥 Field Fire 2026
Started: Apr 11 16 acre
Near Oildale · Kern County, California
🔥 Blue Fire 2026
Started: Apr 06 15 acre
Near Ducor · Kern County, California
🔥 Sheep Springs Fire 2026
Started: Mar 27 170 acre 100% contained
Near China Lake Acres · Kern County, California
🔥 Canyon Fire 2026
Started: Mar 20 17 acre 100% contained
Near Tehachapi · Kern County, California