Last updated 8/26/2021 6:30pm PDT
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- Incident Sites
- InciWeb French Fire: This site has a lot of information on the fire, including PIO maps.
- CALFire Incident Site French Fire
- Evacuation Maps
- Emergency Alerts
- Sign up for ReadyKern Alerts
- For information on how ReadyKern works, read the FAQ on this page
- -OR- Text your zip code to 888777 for mobile alerts
- Maps
- CalTopo.com
- Street Map Base + Fire Activity + Wind
(useful to orient yourself to streets and towns) - Topo Map Base + Fire Activity + Wind
(useful to see terrain, like ridges and valleys) - Learn how to use CalTopo.com by watching my 12min CalTopo Quick Start Video (I speak specifically about the 2020 Creek Fire but it is applicable to any fire you are tracking).
- Street Map Base + Fire Activity + Wind
- FireMappers
- FlightRadar24.com Track firefighting aircraft activity in realtime.
- CalTopo.com
- Scanner Channels
- N/A
- Webcams
- Fire Live Updates
- Will be announced and broadcast on the Kern County Fire Dept. FB page
- Fire Information Line
- Phone: 760-515-7922
Hours: Daily 7a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Phone: 760-515-7922
- Official Social Media
- Media/Reporters
- Social Media Hashtags
- Weather & Smoke
- Smoke Forecast Outlook – French Fire
- NWS Fire Weather Info
- GOES WEST- Pacific Coast Viewer: See a time-lapse satellite view of smoke conditions for the west coast
- EPA’s Indoor Air Filtration During Wildfire Factsheet
- Make a DIY Box Fan Filter YouTube Video