Wildfires in Kern County

California

Fire-weather risk today

High

tomorrow: High · rising ↑

Fires in 2026

122

122 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

588 ha

from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Moderate

EAQI 42· PM2.5 18.1 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-35:-119) — not per county. Fire counts, perimeters and areas below are per county, from official records.

Fires by year

First season on record — year-over-year comparisons appear as we accumulate history.

Fire history

MUSE · Wildfire 29/10/2026· 76 h › WELL · Wildfire 22/10/2026· 72 h › Pinos · Wildfire 16/10/2026· 73 h › CARRIER · Wildfire 11/10/2026· 200 h › CYRUS · Wildfire 09/10/2026· 220 ha· 378 h › Gill · Wildfire 09/10/2026· 17 h › Carlos · Wildfire 08/10/2026· 2 h › TICE · Wildfire 07/10/2026· 402 h › HOGYE · Wildfire 07/10/2026· 99 h › GOLF · Wildfire 06/10/2026· 17 h › ONYX · Wildfire 06/10/2026· 405 h › KELSO · Wildfire 05/10/2026· 452 h › POSO · Wildfire 03/10/2026· 5 h › SHOE · Wildfire 02/10/2026· 75 h › Trail · Wildfire 02/10/2026· 3 h › MOHAWK · Wildfire 01/10/2026· 73 h › GRAPEVINE · Wildfire 01/10/2026· 74 h › FEED · Wildfire 30/09/2026· 75 h › CA-KRN AMBER · Wildfire 30/09/2026· 1 h › AMBER · Wildfire 30/09/2026· 72 h ›

Incident records from NIFC/WFIGS (public domain). Fire-weather risk is our own estimate (Canadian FWI on Open-Meteo forecasts), not an official warning — for those see your National Weather Service office. In an emergency call 911.