Kern County Fire Department

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The Kern County Fire Department (KCFD) provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of Kern County, California, and for multiple cities within the county. The department covers an area which spans over 8,000 square miles (21,000 km2).

In addition to the unincorporated areas of Kern County, the department also services the cities of Arvin, Delano, Maricopa, McFarland, Ridgecrest, Shafter, Taft, Tehachapi and Wasco.


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Equipment

Helicopters

The KCFD has two helicopters in their air operations unit, H-407 and H-408. Both helos are Bell UH-1H "Huey"s and are fitted for both hoisting of personnel for a rescue as well as for dropping of water during a fire. The underside can also be fitted with water dropping tanks that carry 320 gallons of water and have the ability to pump water from a reservoir or other water source or they can be filled on the ground with fire hoses.


Kern County Fire Schedule Video



Emergency Operations

Battalion 1 - Central Mountains/Desert

Battalion 1 comprises the southeastern portion of Kern County. It is divided by Highway 58 that runs east and west and by Highway 14 that runs north and south. A portion of the California Aqueduct, which runs north and south, serves as the eastern boundary of the State Responsibility Area (SRA) for Battalion 1. The western edge of the SRA in Battalion 1 is established by the southeastern edge of the San Joaquin Valley. Battalion one provides fire protection services for the incorporated cities of Tehachapi, Arvin and Rosamond.

  • 11: Keene (Battalion 1 HQ)
  • 12: Tehachapi
  • 13: Golden Hills
  • 14: Mojave
  • 15: Rosamond
  • 16: Bear Valley
  • 17: Boron
  • 18: Stallion Springs

Battalion 2 - Western Kern

Battalion 2 makes up most of the west side of the County of Kern, specifically areas west of Highway 33 and the area surrounding Highway 166. There are no large incorporated cities within Battalion 2.

  • 21: Taft (Battalion 2 HQ)
  • 22: Maricopa
  • 23: Fellows
  • 24: McKittrick
  • 25: Buttonwillow
  • 26: Lost Hills

Battalion 3 - North Kern

Battalion 3 includes the north central portion of the county with Highway 65 serving as the western boundary.

  • 31: Wasco
  • 32: Shafter
  • 33: McFarland (Battalion 3 HQ)
  • 34: Delano
  • 35: Woody
  • 36: Glennvile
  • 37: Delano West

Battalion 4 - Foothill

Battalion 4 comprises the unincorporated parts of Bakersfield to the East and South.

  • 41: Virginia Colony (Battalion 4 HQ)
  • 42: Niles
  • 45: Edison
  • 51: Lamont
  • 52: Greenfiled
  • 53: Old River

Battalion 5 - Mt. Pinos

Battalion 5 is located in the South and South West portion of the County bordering Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Included in Battalion 5's coverage area are the cities of Lebec, Frazier Park, Lake of the Woods, Pinion Pines and Pine Mountain Club.

  • 54: Arvin
  • 55: Tejon Ranch (Battalion 5 HQ)
  • 56: Lebec
  • 57: Frazier Park
  • 58: Pine Mountain Club

Battalion 6 - Valley Metro

  • 61: Norris
  • 62: Meadows Field
  • 63: Highland
  • 64: River View
  • 65: Greenacres (Battalion 6 HQ)
  • 66: Landco
  • 67: Rosedale

Battalion 7 - Kern River Valley

Battalion 7 is located in the northeast portion of the county. Within the coverage area are the towns of Havilah, Lake Isabella, Bodfish, Wofford Heights, Kernville and South Lake.

  • 71: South Lake (Battalion 7 HQ)
  • 72: Lake Isabella
  • 73: Inyokern
  • 74: Ridgecrest
  • 75: Randsburg
  • 76: Kernville
  • 77: Ridgecrest Heights
  • 78: Piute

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Rank Structure

  • Fire Chief & Director of Emergency Services
  • Chief Deputy
  • Deputy Chief
  • Battalion Chief / Fire Marshal / Arson Chief
  • Captain / Assistant Fire Marshal / Arson Investigator
  • Engineer
  • Firefighter

Kern County Elections Division
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Other Fire Departments in Kern County

  • California City Fire Department
  • Bakersfield Fire Department

Source of the article : Wikipedia



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