The Kern County Fire Department will conduct a public safety burn on Thursday, June 5, 2025, at Highway 58 and Bealville Road, starting around 3 p.m. and continuing into the evening.

Drivers are advised to drive cautiously and slow down if they encounter emergency vehicles along the roadway. This controlled burn aims to remove excess vegetation, creating a firebreak to slow the spread of wildfires into surrounding wildlands. The initiative is designed to protect local ecosystems, wildlife habitats, and nearby communities.

The operation is intended to prevent fires from spreading from the roadway into the surrounding wildlands, thereby safeguarding the landscape and habitat from destructive wildfires. Additionally, this burn will help reduce the risk of wildfires threatening the communiti

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