Updated: 6:17 p.m. March 28

First discovered: 28 hours ago, 1:28 p.m. March 27

Initial location: Kern County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire, Type 4

Fire name: Sheep Springs

Sheep Springs Fire initially started 1:28 p.m. March 27 in in Kern County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management for 28 hours. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

NIFC Fire Complexity Analysis

This wildfire is considered to be a Type 4 incident. What it means:

• Command staff and general staff functions are not activated.

• Resources are local and vary from a single module to several resources.

• The incident is usually limited to one operational period in the control phase.

• No written incident action plan (IAP) is required. However, a documented operational briefing will be completed for all incoming resources.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center