Jawbone Complex

Wildfire in Kern County, August 2012

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7169/jawbone-complex-2012

Key facts

Started August 10, 2012
Contained September 5, 2012, after 26 days
Burned 12,015 acres
12th largest fire of 2012
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Kern County 12,015 acres

Acres are the land the fire burned in each county and community, and places where it burned less than an acre are not listed. Communities are cities, towns and the unincorporated places the Census Bureau names, so land outside any of them is counted only in its county.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

  1. 1950 Emerald Mountain Fire 604 acres in total 313 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2025 Jaw Fire 4,327 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 90 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Jawbone Complex, and fires that shared 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 history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Building damage
CAL FIRE Damage Inspection
Updated 19 October 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