Incident Update
Brite Fire
- Date:
- 05/09/2026
- Time:
- 6:46 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Brite Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2026-05-09
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Elk Hills Rd and Brite Rd, Buttonwillow
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
-
Kern
- Administration Unit
- Kern County Fire Department
- Unified Command Agency(s)
-
- Size
- 665
- Containment
- 20%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
