Lost Fire
- 100% Contained
- 7,834 Acres
- 1 County: Kern
06/18/2026 10:03 AM
06/21/2026 10:04 PM
Under Investigation
Unified Command: Kern County Fire & Bureau of Land Management
No team assigned
4 miles northwest of Lokern Road & Lost Hills Road, 35 miles west of Bakersfield
Status reports
Incident Updates
Crews will continue extinguishing hot spots to establish full containment. The fire is now 72% contained.
The Lost Fire is now 57% contained.
The Lost Fire is now 33% contained.
All evacuations have been lifted.
The Lost Fire is now 7,834 acres and 27% contained.
All Evacuation Orders have dropped. Evacuation Warnings still in place.
The Lost Fire is now 7,800 acres.
The Lost Fire is now 7,500 acres, 5% contained. The fire burned actively overnight with continued winds along uphill terrain, resulting in significant fire growth. Evacuation orders and road closures remain in effect. Please avoid the area for public and firefighter safety.
Additional changes have been updated for evacuation orders and warnings related to the Lost Fire.
Fire is currently making a push to the East and structures near Lorken Road are under threat.
The fire is running upslope along the hills, pushed by wind, with spot fires a short distance ahead of the main fire.
Credit: Facebook - Kern County Fire Department
Evacuation orders have been updated. Please review the latest information and stay alert for further updates.
The Lost Fire is now 682 acres.
The Lost Fire is now 400 acres.
The Lost Fire is now 100 acres.
The Lost Fire is now 70 acres, 0% containment with a dangerous rate of spread. The fire is running uphill, aligned with terrain and wind.
New incident in Kern County- Lost Fire, is now 40 acres.
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