Fay Fire
The Fay Fire was reported on July 15, 2025 in Kern County, California and burned 648 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 648 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2025
- Personnel
- 45
Map
Perimeter mapped October 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM PDT, 648 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 35.730, -118.306.
The incident
- Size
- 648 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 7 Miles E from Kernville, CA
- County
- Kern County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 45
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,956,852
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-CAKRN-032853
- IRWIN identifier
- 5B985E91-ADAD-42EB-91BD-FDBFA80734A8
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 18, 2025 (648 acres) to October 7, 2025 (648 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,889 acres, mapped August 25, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 18, 2025 | 648 | |
| July 20, 2025 | 648 | 0 |
| August 25, 2025 | 2,537 | +1,889 |
| August 26, 2025 | 2,530 | -7 |
| August 27, 2025 | 2,529 | -1 |
| August 28, 2025 | 2,507 | -22 |
| October 7, 2025 | 648 | -1,859 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Weldon, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 October 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM PDT. Identifier 2025-CAKRN-032853.