School Fire
The School Fire was reported on May 2, 2024 in Kern County, California and burned 1,479 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 1,479 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 2, 2024
- Personnel
- 27
Map
Perimeter mapped November 8, 2024 at 9:55 AM PST, 1,479 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.048, -119.328.
The incident
- Size
- 1,479 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 2, 2024 at 1:13 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- East of Maricopa
- County
- Kern County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 27
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-CAKRN-018319
- IRWIN identifier
- 0C68B279-0E3C-40BC-A080-1A7294901AF4
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 15, 2024 (1,479 acres) to November 8, 2024 (1,479 acres). The largest one-day growth was 0 acres, mapped November 8, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2024 | 1,479 | |
| November 8, 2024 | 1,479 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Maricopa, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Maricopa, CA4 miles west of the fire’s origin
- South Taft, CA9 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Taft, CA10 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Taft Heights, CA10 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Ford City, CA10 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Pine Mountain Club, CA17 miles southeast 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 September 21, 2024 at 12:20 PM PDT. Identifier 2024-CAKRN-018319.