Update: River Fire in Kern County close to full containment

River Fire. River Fire initially started 8:27 a.m. May 18 on State Route 178 Mouth of the Canyon, East of Bakersfield in Kern ...

Update: 100% containment now achieved for River Fire in Kern County

Note that full containment doesn't mean the fire is completely out. In this case, it means that firefighters have managed to ...

Highway 178 set to reopen, 'River Fire' is 55% contained: US Forest Service

Kern County Fire officials said 121 acres have burned. Additional resources have been requested.Highway 178 was closed in ...
Merced Sun-Star

Update: River Fire in Siskiyou County remains at 80% containment as of Wednesday morning

River Fire initially started 3:55 p.m. May 5 on Klamath Dutch Road, Klamath River in Siskiyou County, California. Since its discovery eight days ago, it has burned 16 acres. As of Wednesday morning, a ...
The Bakersfield Californian

River Fire spreads to more than 2,000 acres near mouth of Kern River Canyon

A brush fire first reported shortly before 8:30 a.m. Monday spread by early evening to more than 2,000 acres, closing Highway ...

Update: River Fire in Kern County at 10% containment

A new wildfire was reported today at 8:21 a.m. at in Kern County, California. River Fire has been burning on private land. At ...