2026 Kern County, California Wildfires
Newest wildfires in Kern County
Largest wildfires in Kern County this season
All 2026 Kern County Fires · 71 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.
| 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 | — |
| Cyrus Fire | Oct 9, 2026 | 0% | Active | 450 | 35.7020, -118.4150 | — |
| Ranch Fire | Apr 28, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 342 | 35.6477, -118.9491 | — |
| Cyprus Fire | Oct 9, 2026 | — | Active | 327 | 35.6986, -118.4092 | — |
| 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 | 34.8725, -118.2633 | — |
| 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 | — |
| Sandy Fire | Jun 21, 2026 | 90% | Inactive | 186 | 35.5876, -118.5387 | — |
| 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 | — |
| Dove Fire | Sep 4, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 125 | 35.4360, -117.9780 | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| Border Fire | Jun 19, 2026 | — | Inactive | 81 | 34.8220, -118.3240 | — |
| Grapevine Fire | Oct 1, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 56 | 34.9240, -118.9230 | — |
| 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 | — |
| Havilah Fire | Apr 30, 2026 | — | Inactive | 31 | 35.5290, -118.5120 | — |
| Desert Fire | May 13, 2026 | — | Inactive | 30 | 34.8621, -118.2164 | — |
| Rose Fire | Sep 1, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 25 | 34.9260, -118.9290 | — |
| 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 | — |
| Triangle Fire | Sep 2, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 15 | 35.5630, -119.8000 | — |
| Blue Fire | Apr 6, 2026 | — | Inactive | 15 | 35.7161, -118.8133 | — |
| Knight FIre | Sep 3, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 11 | 35.3070, -118.6810 | — |
| House Fire | Jun 3, 2026 | — | Inactive | 11 | 35.1185, -118.1957 | — |
| Wesley Fire | Aug 14, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 3 | 35.4460, -119.0160 | — |
| Rocky Fire | Sep 12, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 1 | 35.5880, -118.4610 | — |
| Hudson Fire | Aug 25, 2026 | — | Inactive | 1 | 34.9658, -119.4423 | — |
| Crocker Fire | Jul 24, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 35.2183, -119.6069 | — |
| College Fire | Jul 4, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 35.5622, -117.6698 | 35.5618, -117.6703 |
| Petroleum Fire | Jun 28, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 35.1108, -119.3997 | 35.1142, -119.4066 |
| Krn/Big Fire | Jun 27, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 35.0758, -118.3087 | 35.0450, -118.2650 |
| Mtz/Krn/Felspar Fire | May 11, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 35.6330, -117.7730 | — |
| Mtz/Krn/44 A Fire | Apr 29, 2026 | — | Inactive | 0 | 35.6300, -117.8660 | — |
| 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 | 34.8726, -118.2637 | — |
| Cotton Fire from another county | Jun 7, 2026 | 100% | Inactive | 120 of 120 | 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 71 | Active Fires 2 | Acres Burning 777 | 2026 Season Acres 160,613 | ||
Land cover · Kern County 2026
Burned acres in Kern County for the 2026 season, split by the kind of land that burned. Each figure counts the LANDFIRE 30 m cells inside a fire's latest mapped perimeter. The Fires tab carries the reported season acreage.
Forest ownership · Kern County 2026
Burned forest acres in Kern County for the 2026 season, split by who owns the land. Owners are mapped for forestland, so every figure here counts burned cells whose LANDFIRE lifeform is Tree. The Fires tab carries the season acreage this site reports.
Burn severity · Kern County 2026
Burned acres in Kern County for the 2026 season, split by how severely each cell of ground burned. Each figure counts the 30 m cells inside a fire's latest mapped perimeter, measured from satellite imagery. The Fires tab carries the reported season acreage.
Severity comes from the differenced normalized burn ratio (dNBR), the same index the federal burn severity programs publish, classified with the standard thresholds.
This is an initial assessment. Trees keep dying for months after a burn, so severity in forest reads conservative until the official assessments arrive after the season.