Update: Field Fire in Kern County – April 12 status

Published Apr 12, 2026 #Bloomfield fire

Updated: 1:37 p.m. April 12

First discovered: 26 hours ago, 11:08 a.m. April 11

Initial location: Kern County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Field

Field Fire initially started 11:08 a.m. April 11 in in Kern County, California.

It has been burning on private land for 26 hours. There is currently no information on the containment or cause of the fire.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center