Update: Prescribed fire Apache Saddle in Kern County – June 26 status

Published Jun 26, 2026 #Apache saddle rx fire

Updated: 9:42 a.m. June 26

Started: 5 months ago, 5:29 p.m. Jan. 26

Initial location: Kern County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Apache Saddle

The pile burning project, called Apache Saddle, was initiated 5:29 p.m. Jan. 26 at in Kern County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for five months.

Prescribed fire (prescribed burn) is a wildfire prevention method that involves burning an area of land in a controlled manner to minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfires.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center