Forest ownership · Kern County 2025
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| Burned forest by owner | Forest acres in Kern County | % of burned forest | % of Kern County's forestland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public | 616 | 62.5% | 49.9% |
| Federal | 616 | 62.5% | 46.0% |
| State | 0 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Local (county, city) | 0 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Tribal | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Tribal | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Private | 90 | 9.1% | 50.1% |
| Family | 27 | 2.7% | 35.7% |
| Corporate | 63 | 6.4% | 10.3% |
| TIMO/REIT | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other private | 0 | 0.0% | 4.1% |
| Ownership not modeled | 279 | 28.3% | — |
| Burned forest in Kern County | 986 | — | — |
Fires by owner
| Fire | Forest acres in Kern County | Federal | State | Local | Tribal | Private | Not modeled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Fire | 596 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 86 |
| Democrat Fire | 194 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| Jaw Fire | 92 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 36 |
| Fay Fire | 51 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Richbar Fire | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Fort Fire | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Paladino Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hudson Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 measured fires burned zero forest cells.
Reconciliation
| Owner cells | 4,433 | 986 |
|---|---|---|
| Land cover Forest cells | 4,433 | 986 |
| Equal | 4,433 | |
USFS RDS-2020-0044 service 12 for CA. Ownership tabulated through 2026-09-01. 30 m cells.