Incident Update
River Fire
- Date:
- 05/21/2026
- Time:
- 11:15 AM
Incident Facts
- Name
- River Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2026-05-18
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- State Route 178 Mouth of the Canyon, East of Bakersfield
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
-
Kern
- Administration Unit
- Unified Command: CAL FIRE, Kern County Fire Department and Sequoia National Forest
- Unified Command Agency(s)
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- Size
- 3,535
- Containment
- 90%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
