Firefighters extinguish house fire in Ridgecrest on Thursday

Firefighters battled a house fire in Ridgecrest on Thanksgiving morning, according to the Kern County Fire Department. Crews ...

Kern County Fire Department Arson Unit to get body-worn cameras for first time

The Kern County Board of Supervisors approved eight body-worn cameras for arson investigators with the Kern County Fire ...

New Kern County fire station will share space with Sheriff in $13 million, dual-use building on Hard Rock Tejon property

With the opening of the Hard Rock Casino Tejon, comes some public safety needs. The Tejon Indian tribe is stepping up.

Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood talks new dual use station, Hard Rock Casino Tejon security, inmate escapee

Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood joined 17 News at Sunrise to discuss the new dual use building between the Kern County ...
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KGET, KRV Bridge Connection collecting gift card, cash donations for Borel Fire survivors

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — KGET, KRV Bridge Connection and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kern County are collecting gift cards and cash donations for people who have been affected by the ongoing Borel ...
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Kern County Fire Department Station 83 receives new 500-horsepower engine

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Fire Station 83 in Inyokern received a brand-new, 500-horsepower fire engine Wednesday afternoon. On Sept. 11, the Kern County Fire Department presented station 83 with a ...