Bodfish News

Residents voiced their displeasure Tuesday night to Forest Service officials over proposed fee increases at the lake.

BY JASON KOTOWSKI and GRETCHEN WENNER, Californian staff writers e-mail: jkotowski@bakersfield.com, gwenner@bakersfield.com Water walloped Kern County Sunday when floods forced Kern Valley residents from homes, ...

RECOMMENDED EVACUATION ISSUED JULY 13, 2008 AT 5:45 P.M. A flash flood warning has been issued for Erskine Creek towards Kern Valley.

Firefighters working on the Piute fire are beating back flames near several mountain communities while one local town's economy is booming as a result.

July 10, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. EVACUATION NOTICE & PROCEDURES FOR THE CALIENTE/BODFISH ROAD Shelter Information A shelter at the Kern Valley Senior Center, 6409 Lake Isabella Blvd.

Firefighters made gains on containing the Piute fire Friday with an additional 930 acres burned as of 4 p.m. Some of the acres lost were from a burning operation to create better lines, spokesman Ralph Gonzales ...

Current assessments indicate five residences, four out buildings, two vehicles and one private bulldozer were either damaged or destroyed by the fire's run south of King Solomons Ridge.

It's been a difficult battle on the front lines for crews battling the massive Piute fire as flames scorched several homes.

The Piute fire had burned more than 30,000 acres as of Tuesday morning. The fire has now burned a total of 30,747 acres, an increase of nearly 4,500 acres from overnight, according to firefighters.

Emergency officials are asking dozens of people to leave their mountain homes after an unexpected wind shift caused the Piute Fire to change directions and jump its containment lines.

The Piute Fire, burning in Kern County south of Lake Isabella has burned 25,000 acres with 26% containment.

Firefighters are making slow progress against more than 1,000 wildfires throughout Northern California as the region braces for more lightning storms.

After flying out of the Kernville heliport the K-MAX heavy lift helicopter picks up a bucket full of water in Bodfish area Friday and heads up to the Piute Fire that continues to burn after starting last ...

The Piute fire continues to rage Wednesday morning in the mountains above Lake Isabella.

From the incident 209 tonight; Major problems and concerns " Relate critical resources needs identified above to the Incident Action Plan.

While more than 1,000 fires burn across the northern two-thirds of California, an out-of-control blaze about 50 miles north of the Los Angeles County line has sent up a huge column of smoke, causing evacuations ...

A fire on Piute Mountain has grown to more than 500 acres and is not expected to be under control for at least a couple days, according to fire officials.

Eastbound and westbound lanes of Highway 178 in the Kern River Canyon were closed Friday due to a fire.

Authorities have closed Highway 178 in both directions because of a grass fire. There is no estimate of when traffic will be allowed into the area.

A 43-year-old Wofford Heights woman drove off of Highway 178 west of Bodfish Wednesday morning, overturning and was airlifted to Kern Medical Center for major injuries.