So Kern County has set up 'satellite offices' that will offer residents help with voting or a drop-off site for their ballots. At the satellite offices, you can get a replacement in case you ...

The maps are not requiring evacuations, however. Just a heightened awareness. The Kern County Fire Department says it is keeping residents in higher-risk areas updated on the changing conditions.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — (KBAK/FOX58) Kern County Fire Captain Andrew Freeborn is urging residents to review the county's new hazard maps and prepare their homes for the upcoming fire season.

(KGET) — The Kern County Fire Department is scheduled to host a virtual public meeting to provide information on the recently released Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for the Kern County area.

Wednesday, the Kern County Office of Emergency Services put out detailed, locally built maps that attempt to answer that question under various flow scenarios.

In four days, the Borel Fire burned through 53,010 acres across Kern County, which is around 132 miles north of Los Angeles, and caused over $2.5 million in damages. According to InciWeb ...

Kern County has released the first look ... gleaned from the latest census. On Thursday, the county unveiled a series of proposed maps as part of the agenda for a meeting on Tuesday.