For more information telephone a 24hr helpline is available:
United States Forest Service at (760) 376-3781 ext 0
InciWeb’s Bull Fire INFO page:
http://inciweb.org/incident/2043/
Status as of 9:30am, Friday, July30
10am, 7-28-2010 from http://www.geomac.gov/viewer/viewer.htm
GeoMAC (Geospatial Multi-Agency Coordination ) - Wildfire Support
(check LAYERS at right to get more info)
Bull Fire, Kernville, about 7:45pm, 7-26-2010 - Richard Rowe photos
6:10 PM, Monday, July 26, 2010
BULL FIRE INTERAGENCY NEWS RELEASE
On Monday July 26th 2010 at approximately 1:45 P.M., the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Kern County Fire Department responded to a vegetation fire in the area of Burlando Road, west of the Kern River in Kernville.
Upon arrival crews were faced with a developing fire in grass and heavy vegetation in Bull Run Creek. The fire is an estimated 2000 acres. There are approximately 500 personnel on scene with many more en-route. Approximately 200 firefighters are battling the fire on ground with assistance from 7 water dropping helicopters and 7 air tankers.
There are several structures threatened by the fire on both sides of the Kern River. Residence in the community of Riverkern and residents along Burma Rd off of Burlando Road are being evacuated as well as Camp Owens. There are structural protection groups assigned to these areas.
There are no reported injuries.
For more information telephone:
United States Forest Service at 760-417-0608
Bureau of Land Management at 661-742-4474 or 661-332-1754
Kern County Fire Department at 661-330-0133 or visit www.kerncountyfire.org
Fire in Riverkern near Kernville by Laura Beatrice Rosales
Red Cross is being notified to set up the evacuation center at Kern Valley High School in Lake Isabella
Precautionary evacuation of Headquarters Campground and all helicopters are now on structure protection in Kernville.
Fire has now crossed the county line into Tulare County.
Fire has crossed the Kern River on the east side.
KCSO is on Cow Bell evacuating a resident that has fire in the front yard.
Photos 1, 2, 3 & 4 from the Bull Run Creek Fire in Kernville 3pm, 7-26-2010
Approx. Location where the photos were taken. Photos taken by
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At 4:30pm, 7-26-2010, Vera & Ernie Anderson were evacuated.
Photos below taken by Valerie Alexandar & posted to FACEBOOK
MORE PHOTOS by Valerie Alexander about 4pm, 7-26-2010 1 , 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0ttsBP4Lyk
6-20-2010 9am: the South Central Sierra Interagency Incident Management Team
took command of 2 fires burning on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management,
California Desert District. The 2 fires are named the Sand 2 Fire and the Indian Fire.
Due to the close proximity of the 2 fires, they are being managed as one incident
called the Owens Peak Complex.
The Indians Fire is burning in wilderness area under the jurisdiction of BLM
and is approximately 5 miles west of Hwy 14 and Indian Hills Rd, west of Inyokern.
The fire is an estimated 1000 acres and crews are actively engaged in firefighting.
Many resources from the Bodfish Fire are being reassigned to this incident,
including the management team. Further information and updates will be available
tomorrow when the team arrives and the information point is set up.
Hooper Hill Fire: near Bodfish & Havilah
THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN | Saturday, Jul 17 2010 07:15 PM
Bodfish Fire now 80% contained
[Bodfish Fire] Incident Map as of 6PM on 7/16/2010
Bodfish Fire Information Line: (661) 304-7975
Hooper Hill Fire (between Bodfish & Havilah) 7-15-2010 KCFD Photo.
