Buzzard Fire
The Buzzard Fire was reported on August 5, 2026 in Kern County, California and burned 902 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 902 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2026
- Personnel
- 55
Map
Perimeter mapped August 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM PDT, 902 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 34.900, -118.923.
The incident
- Size
- 902 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 5, 2026 at 7:51 AM PDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 6 Miles NW from LEBEC, CA
- County
- Kern County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 55
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CAKRN-032905
- IRWIN identifier
- E53D7A7B-30F7-40CE-B772-2AD3253A9B27
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lebec, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Lebec, CA5 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Frazier Park, CA5 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Pine Mountain Club, CA13 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Stallion Springs, CA21 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Arvin, CA22 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Weedpatch, CA23 miles north of the fire’s origin
California wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
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 13, 2026 at 9:19 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-CAKRN-032905.