Update: Petroleum Fire in Kern County – June 28 status

Published Jun 29, 2026 #Petroleum fire

Updated: 5:40 p.m. June 28

First discovered: 3 hours ago, 2:39 p.m. June 28

Initial location: Kern County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Petroleum

Petroleum Fire initially started today at 2:39 p.m. in Kern County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management for three hours. There is no update on the containment progress of the fire and its cause remains undetermined.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center