White Fire
The White Fire was reported on July 13, 2024 in Kern County, California and burned 5,563 acres. It is 98 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,563 acres
- Contained
- 98%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2024
- Personnel
- 360
Map
Perimeter mapped July 13, 2024 at 4:09 PM PDT, 5,563 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 34.962, -118.515.
The incident
- Size
- 5,563 acres
- Containment
- 98%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2024 at 11:09 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 11 Miles South of Tehachapi
- County
- Kern County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Tehachapi
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 360
- Incident management
- Type 1 Team, Type 1 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $17,808,299
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-CAKRN-031252
- IRWIN identifier
- 6B5429B8-6A74-40AA-B872-7C6CB7BC841D
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 14, 2024 (5,027 acres) to July 20, 2024 (5,562 acres). The largest one-day growth was 509 acres, mapped July 15, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2024 | 5,027 | |
| July 15, 2024 | 5,536 | +509 |
| July 17, 2024 | 5,314 | -222 |
| July 18, 2024 | 5,333 | +19 |
| July 20, 2024 | 5,562 | +229 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Stallion Springs, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Stallion Springs, CA11 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Tehachapi, CA12 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Golden Hills, CA13 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Bear Valley Springs, CA15 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Mojave, CA20 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Rosamond, CA21 miles east 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 August 28, 2024 at 1:41 PM PDT. Identifier 2024-CAKRN-031252.