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I loved the air tanker photo on the Bakersfield.com homepage. Great stuff. The Kern County Fire Department sent me a couple of short videos from the aftermath of the Wofford Complex fire. I added them here.
Strange about the cause though. I spoke with Captain Brandon Smith of the Kern County...
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From the Kern County Fire Department:
Delano, CA – Thursday, August 7th at approximately 11:47 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a house fire in the 1100 block of 12th Street in Delano, CA. Approximately 12 Kern County Firefighters, assisted by...
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The city of Bakersfield may have told its employees to lay off Twitter, but the Kern County Fire Department appears to see value in the microblogging tool. Good for it! We like that attitude of serving the public.
The KCF posts so far are pretty straightforward alerts, but many...
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Photographer Felix Adamo got some pics of Bakersfield firefighters raising money Thursday to fight Muscular Dystrophy. They had hoped to raise more than $17,000.
The fundraising will continue this weekend in case you didn't get a chance to stuff the boot.
Here's the deets on the county...
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Kern County Fire Department
Press Release
OLD RIVER, CA - Tuesday April 7th 2009 at approximately 1:25 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department, for a structure fire in the 12400 block of Apiary Court, south of Bakersfield. 20 Kern County Firefighters responded to the...
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Kern County Fire Department
Press Release
To: All Media
Contact: Sean Collins, Public Information Officer
Subject: Hazmat Incident in East Bakersfield
EAST BAKERSFIELD – CA, Thursday April 2nd 2009 at approximately 7:16 A.M., a...
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Press Release
Kern County Fire Department
Subject: Structure in Shafter (KRN Incident# 09-08835)
On March 29, 2009, at 10:03 PM, crews responded to a fire involving a vehicle and a car port, at
559 Hicks Lane, in Shafter. Upon arrival, crews encountered a rapidly extending...
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A double-wide mobile home in Maricopa was destroyed by a fire Thursday morning.
Two adults and four children had lived there and the Red Cross was helping them find temporary lodgings, Kern County firefighters said. No one was injured and the cause of the fire had not been determined.
The home...
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This is a news release from the Kern County Fire Department
Kern County Dispatcher Recognition Banquet
• National Public Safety Telecommunications Week begins April 12
2009
• Appreciation banquet and awards ceremony will be held on Friday
April 17th 2009
• Location is...
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Kern County Fire Department news release:
PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB, CA – Sunday March 1st 2009 at 8:00 A.M, the Kern
County Fire Department will start paramedic service at station 58 Pine
Mountain. This is the first time that KCFD has provided a paramedic
service to any area within Kern...
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A man fell about 20 feet at a Kern County energy facility and suffered moderate injuries, Kern County firefighters said.
The man fell shortly before noon Monday at the Pastoria Power Plant facility at Tejon Ranch south of Bakersfield. He was helping change the filter inside an air filtration...
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TAFT, CA - On Wednesday, February 18th 2009 at approximately 04:26 A.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a structure fire in the 100 block of Buchanan Street in Ford City, Taft. Approximately 16 Kern County Firefighters responded to the scene.
Upon arrival, fire...
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from a Kern County Fire Department press release:
EAST BAKERSFIELD, CA - On Thursday February 19th 2009 at approximately 9:11 A.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a 20 year old mother who was in the process of child birth. The fire crew from Kern county Fire Station...
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The current firefighter training academy will soon be graduating. With
this comes the opportunity to experience a real structure fire under a
controlled environment.
The Kern County Fire Department Training Staff will be conducting a
series of controlled fires in a structure at 30798...
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And they do it all to the backdrop of a funky, Mexican house music beat.
Bizarre.
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TAFT, CA - Wednesday, February 4th 2009 at approximately 12:50 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a house fire in the 200 block of Monroe Street in Ford City, Taft. Approximately 13 Kern County Firefighters responded to the incident.
Upon arrival, crews were...
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KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE
SOUTHWEST BAKERSFIELD, CA - Wednesday February 4th 2009 at approximately 1:38 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a fire at Western Sky a dairy located in the18500 block of Old River, southwest of...
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We got perhaps the most concise press release ever from the Kern County Fire Department this afternoon:
"Fyi: This afternoon the Board of Supervisors announced the appointment of Mike (Cody) as interim chief of the department."
More on this as we find out more about Cody and why his...
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Kern County Fire Chief & Director of Emergency Services Dennis L. Thompson yesterday announced his retirement, effective March 14th 2009.
For over 36 years, Chief Thompson has served our community, starting as a firefighter he rose through the ranks and has been the Fire Chief for the past 5...
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KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE
BAKERSFIELD, CA - On Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at 1:36 PM, the Kern County Fire Department responded to 6000 East Brundage Lane, to investigate reports of an overturned barrel- substance unknown, contained within a semi-truck...
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East High School was evacuated Wednesday morning because of a gas leak. The leak had stopped by noon, Kern County fireifighters said.
Fire Department officials said students were released early from school....
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OILDALE, CA - Tuesday, January 13th 2009 at approximately 9:25 A.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a house fire in the 200 block of Wilson Rd in Oildale. Approximately 16 Kern County Firefighters responded to the incident, assisted by Bakersfield City Fire...
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A house south of Bakersfield was engulfed by flames Monday morning.
The house, located at 12711 Wible Road, was fully involved in flames and it was unknown if anyone was inside, Kern County firefighters said. The first report of the fire came in at 10:09 a.m.
More information will be provided...
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RIDGECREST, CA - Thursday, January 8th 2009 at approximately 21:33 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a structure fire in the 200 block of Cisco Street in Ridgecrest. Approximately 14 Kern County Firefighters responded to the incident assisted by firefighters...
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The Kern County Fire Department will be suspending all open burning throughout the mountain and desert areas of Kern County.
A high pressure weather system is anticipated to arrive in Kern County in the afternoon of Friday January 9th 2009. This will likely increase temperatures and possibly...
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Kern County Fire Department Declares Open Burning within the
State Responsibility Areas of Kern County
As of January 1, 2009 the Kern County Fire Department will allow open
burning to reduce fire hazards to structures and improvements within the
State Responsibility Area of Kern County....
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Wasco, CA: At 5:15 P.M., on January 3rd 2009, the Kern County Fire Department responded to a refuse fire in the 300 block of J street. Multiple calls were received before the arrival of fire crews to the recycling yard. There were approximately 24 Kern County Firefighters, assisted by Wasco...
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LAKE ISABELLA, CA – Tuesday December, 30th, 2008, at approximately
11:04 A.M. a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a
vehicle that had gone over an embankment. 3 Stations from the Lake
Isabella and Kernville area, and 10 firefighters responded to this
incident. The...
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The Kern County Fire Department is in the process of conducting large burning operations which will be continuing over the winter months.
Last night December 22nd, 2008 was the first major burn being conducted and was in the area of Mountain Park in Tehachapi. The logging slash piles, (wood...
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The grand opening of the county's new Emergency Operations Center was held on Friday.
The center will help various emergency agencies coordinate with each other in case of a disaster, Kern County firefighters said. It has 50 computer terminals in its communications room, a conference room and...
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A mobile home was destroyed by a fire in Kernville on Thursday.
There was no one home at the time, Kern County firefighters said. The fire was reported at 1:14 p.m.
No other information was immediately available.
-- Jason Kotowski
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BAKERSFIELD – CA. Today Friday December 19th 2008 at approximately 1:30 P.M., The Kern County Fire Department will be receiving 10 new Pierce built patrols. These vehicles are built on a Ford chassis and are a super heavy duty design with 4 wheel drive capabilities.
A team of...
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SOUTH EAST BAKERSFIELD, CA - Tuesday December 15th 2008 at 4.22 P.M., the Kern
County Fire Department received several calls to explosions involving oil tanks in the 7400 block of Redbank Road, south east of Bakersfield. Approximately 30 Kern County Firefighters responded to the incident.
Upon...
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According to the National Weather Service, we are in for much colder and snowy weather for the next several days. Preparing your home and family for winter weather is critical for mountain residents. Consider the possibilities.
Loss of electrical power will render most home heating appliances...
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KERN COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE
Save the Date
The Grand opening of the newly completed Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for Kern County will be held at:
2601 Panorama Drive, Building B, Bakersfield, CA 93306
The date will be December 19th 2008 in the...
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The Kern County Fire Department would like to congratulate the following personnel who have recently received a promotion to the next rank. The badge pinning ceremony will held at
1115 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301, in the Board of Supervisors Chambers at 3.00 P.M., on Friday December 12th...
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I came home this morning to find all ten smoke alarms going off simultaneously and my dog howling. After I determined that the house didn't appear to be on fire I walked around trying to figure out which one had the dead battery. No luck.
Then I thought, hmm, maybe there's a fire in the attic?...
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Season for Sharing in Fire Safety
Each year fires occurring during the holiday season claim the lives of
over 400 people, injure 1,650 more, and cause over $990 million in
damage. According to the United States Fire Administration (USFA), there
are simple life-saving steps you can take to...
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SEASONAL FIREFIGHTERS TO BE HIRED BY KERN COUNTY
Preparations are now being made for the next season of wildfires. The
process of hiring seasonal personnel will begin soon in order to have
crews in place by spring 2009. Applications for seasonal firefighting
positions must be...
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Bakersfield, CA – The Kern County Fire Department, along with its
partners at Public Health, Human Services, and the Sheriff’s
Department invite you to attend a Halloween Safety demonstration.
The demonstration will take place on Monday, October 27th at 11:00 am at the
Olive Drive...
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BAKERSFIELD, CA – On Tuesday October 7, 2008 at approximately 8:35 am the Kern County Fire Department received notification of a gas leak on Landco Drive near Rosedale Highway.
Approximately 5 firefighters responded to the scene and found a one-inch gas line that had been...
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A Type 4 Strike Team, consisting of 5 patrols from the Kern County Fire
Department, is scheduled to meet at Olive Drive Fire Training Facility on
Monday 9/29 2008 at 4:30 P.M.
The strike team is being sent to the Chalk Fire, at Fort Hunter Ligget in the Los Padres National Forest. ...
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Did anyone smell an odor in the vicinity of the Big West Refinery on Rosedale Highway.
Our photographer took some photos out there an hour ago and saw fire trucks from the city and county along with Hazmat trucks.
We have a reporter looking into it.
Anyone see/smell anything?
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INYOKERN, CA - On Thursday, September 5th 2008 at approximately 21:54
P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a
structure fire in the 1600 block of Jacobs St in Inyokern. A family of 2
adults and 2 children were woken by the sound of their smoke detector
operating....
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TEHACHAPI, CA – At approximately 12:23 pm on August 14,2008, the Kern
County Fire Department received reports of a vehicle accident on
westbound Highway 58 at the Mill Street exit in Tehachapi. Upon
arrival, fire crews encountered a single vehicle accident with an
elderly female...
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Kern County Fire Department Press Release
DELANO, CA – Thursday August 14th 2008 at approximately 3:33 P.M., a
call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a structure
fire in the 10800 block of Cassey Ave, in Delano. Approximately 18 Kern
County Firefighters responded...
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BAKERSFIELD, CA – Monday, August 11th at approximately 5:00 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a 2 vehicle accident at the junction of East California Avenue and Washington Avenue. 13 firefighters arrived on scene and affected the rescues within 20...
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The Kern County Fire Department would like to congratulate the success and graduation of 21 Recruit Firefighters from Recruit Academy 08-01. The graduation ceremony on Friday August 1st will be held at Centennial High School and will commence at 6 P.M.
The following people have completed a...
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Kern County Fire Department spokesman Sean Collins gave the following tips for when an earthquake happens.
Earthquakes strike suddenly, violently and without warning. Identifying
potential hazards ahead of time and advance planning can reduce the
dangers of serious injury or loss of life from...
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Kern County Fire Department Press Release
Lebec, Ca- On 7/10/2008 at approximately 3:03pm Kern County Fire department received a call for a wild fire near Lebec Oakes rd. and Lebec rd. Kern County crews arrived on scene to find a wildfire moving very quickly to the south.
At this time the...
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