Forest ownership · Kern County 2026
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| Burned forest by owner | Forest acres in Kern County | % of burned forest | % of Kern County's forestland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public | 3 | 0.4% | 49.9% |
| Federal | 3 | 0.4% | 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 | 160 | 21.7% | 50.1% |
| Family | 9 | 1.2% | 35.7% |
| Corporate | 5 | 0.7% | 10.3% |
| TIMO/REIT | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other private | 146 | 19.9% | 4.1% |
| Ownership not modeled | 573 | 77.9% | — |
| Burned in from another county | 22 | — | — |
| Burned forest in Kern County | 736 | — | — |
Fires by owner
| Fire | Forest acres in Kern County | Federal | State | Local | Tribal | Private | Not modeled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Fire | 337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 191 |
| Rowlee Fire | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 |
| River Fire | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 |
| Buzzard Fire | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 |
| Cassie Fire | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Wood Fire | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sandy Fire | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lost Fire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tower Fire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Star Fire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wyly Fire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lost Fire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cyprus Fire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blue Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gibson Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antelope Fire burned in from San Luis Obispo County | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Scofield Fire burned in from Tulare County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cotton Fire burned in from another county | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Macy Fire burned in from Los Angeles County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 measured fires burned zero forest cells.
Reconciliation
| Owner cells | 3,311 | 736 |
|---|---|---|
| Land cover Forest cells | 3,311 | 736 |
| Equal | 3,311 | |
USFS RDS-2020-0044 service 12 for CA. Ownership tabulated through 2026-10-09. 30 m cells.