Richbar Fire
The Richbar Fire was reported on August 9, 2025 in Kern County, California and burned 158 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 158 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2025
- Personnel
- 22
Map
Perimeter mapped November 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM PST, 158 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 35.476, -118.723.
The incident
- Size
- 158 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 15 Miles E from Bakersfield, CA
- County
- Kern County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- bakersfield
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 22
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-CASQF-001222
- IRWIN identifier
- 73DED3C8-954F-4F2F-A65F-A45CDEB63800
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bodfish, 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 November 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM PST. Identifier 2025-CASQF-001222.