River Fire
The River Fire was reported on May 18, 2026 in Kern County, California and burned 3,535 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 3,535 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 18, 2026
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped May 18, 2026 at 5:37 PM PDT, 3,535 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 35.446, -118.789.
The incident
- Size
- 3,535 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 18, 2026 at 8:21 AM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 15 Miles NE from BAKERSFIELD, CA
- County
- Kern County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CAKRN-020086
- IRWIN identifier
- 91C7775A-98F7-45B3-A8C1-3433796360CA
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from May 18, 2026 (2,331 acres) to May 19, 2026 (3,535 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,204 acres, mapped May 19, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | 2,331 | |
| May 19, 2026 | 3,535 | +1,204 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fuller Acres, 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 May 22, 2026 at 5:20 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-CAKRN-020086.