Bakersfield

City in Kern County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/03526/bakersfield

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    13% Moderate · 1% Very High

    Most of the Moderate land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the City of Bakersfield adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    7% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 River Fire, which burned 6 acres here, one of 53 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    1% Elevated

    Utilities may shut off power in the CPUC High Fire-Threat District in fire weather, and homes outside it can lose power when their lines run through it.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 679 acres · <1 state, 679 local 1%
  2. High 3,667 acres · 5 state, 3,662 local 4%
  3. Moderate 12,309 acres · 10 state, 12,299 local 13%
  4. Non-wildland 80,424 acres · Local Responsibility Area 83%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 139 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

97,218 acres of land in all, 15 in the State Responsibility Area and 97,063 in the Local. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since 1 April 2024. Local zones are CAL FIRE's 2025 recommendation, which each city or county adopts by ordinance and can make stricter. How to read fire zones

Largest fires

  1. 1997 Choctaw Fire Of 10,522 acres in all · Cause: Arson 3,046 acres
  2. 2011 Breckenridge Complex Of 25,223 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,315 acres
  3. 1994 Chevron Fire Of 1,232 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 937 acres
  4. 1975 Hart Park Sw Fire Of 311 acres in all 286 acres
  5. 1995 Outlaw Fire Of 339 acres in all · Cause: Arson 218 acres
  6. 1969 Frank Noriega Fire Of 159 acres in all 148 acres
  7. 1994 Paladino Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 137 acres
  8. 1974 Adelaide Fire Of 4,108 acres in all 121 acres
  9. 1996 Canyon Fire Of 3,336 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 109 acres
  10. 1999 Richbar Complex Of 2,643 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 90 acres

And 43 smaller fires. In all, 6,390 acres of Bakersfield have burned. Acres are the land each fire burned here, and fires that crossed less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published 27 June 2025, local map 2 February 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Power line fire risk
California Public Utilities Commission
Published 23 February 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the CPUC, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data

Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Bakersfield

Neighboring communities

  1. Bakersfield 13% Moderate · 1% Very High · this area
  2. Bakersfield Country Club No hazard zones
  3. Benton Park No hazard zones
  4. Casa Loma No hazard zones
  5. Choctaw Valley 8% High
  6. Cottonwood No hazard zones
  7. East Bakersfield No hazard zones
  8. East Niles 6% Moderate
  9. El Adobe No hazard zones
  10. Fairfax No hazard zones
  11. Goodmanville 31% High
  12. Greenacres No hazard zones
  13. Greenfield No hazard zones
  14. Hillcrest No hazard zones
  15. La Cresta 5% High
  16. Lakeside No hazard zones
  17. Oildale 26% High
  18. Olde Stockdale No hazard zones
  19. Old River No hazard zones
  20. Old Stine No hazard zones
  21. Potomac Park No hazard zones
  22. Pumpkin Center No hazard zones
  23. Rexland Acres No hazard zones
  24. Rivergrove 7% High
  25. Rosedale No hazard zones
  26. Shafter No hazard zones
  27. Tarina 23% Very High
  28. Weedpatch No hazard zones