Bena Fire
The Bena Fire was reported on July 1, 2020 in Kern County, California and burned 2,900 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 2,900 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 1, 2020
- Personnel
- 85
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 35.318, -118.708.
The incident
- Size
- 2,900 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 1, 2020 at 3:15 PM PDT
- Cause
- Not reported
- Location
- East of Bakersfield
- County
- Kern County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Havila
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 85
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $850,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-CAKRN-027271
- IRWIN identifier
- 3DE641EE-702E-4EF7-B274-F1B5F12A0506
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Arvin, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Arvin, CA10 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Bear Valley Springs, CA12 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Lamont, CA12 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Weedpatch, CA13 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Stallion Springs, CA16 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Greenfield, CA17 miles west of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated July 2, 2020 at 10:45 PM PDT. Identifier 2020-CAKRN-027271.