Tower Fire
The Tower Fire was reported on May 3, 2026 in Kern County, California and burned 2,469 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 2,469 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 3, 2026
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped May 5, 2026 at 4:17 PM PDT, 2,469 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 35.364, -118.804.
The incident
- Size
- 2,469 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 5 Miles N from BAKERSFIELD, CA
- County
- Kern County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CAKRN-017702
- IRWIN identifier
- 02FCB0B7-D653-47F7-8E76-364B1912D022
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 5, 2026 at 4:16 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-CAKRN-017702.