CA · FDID 15010 · NFIRS 2024
KERN COUNTY FD
6,744
Incidents 2024
4811
Fire Calls
71% of total
1933
Non-Fire
29% of total
7.4
Per 1K Residents
Department Location
NERIS Public · Updated quarterly
Incident Activity — 2024
Monthly Volume2024
Incident Types6744 total
6744
Total
Wildland Fire
3064
Hazmat
1388
Structure Fire
870
Vehicle Fire
779
Other
545
Other Fire
98
Peak Month
836
July
Highest single-month incident volume in 2024. Seasonal patterns can inform staffing and resource allocation decisions.
Incidents by Season
Community Demographics
Kern County, California · ACS 2023
910,433
Population
$67,660
Median Income
$310,600
Median Home
11.6%
Age 65+
EMS demand driver
Social Vulnerability Indicators
Vulnerability
Poverty Rate
19.0%
HighDisability Rate
11.9%
ModPopulation 65+
11.6%
LowHousing Risk
Vacancy Rate
7.6%
LowPre-1980 Housing
56.1%
HighRenter-Occupied
40.2%
ModNatural Hazard Risk — FEMA NRI
98.9
Risk Score
Relatively High
$417M
Exp. Annual Loss
61.1
Soc. Vulnerability
Relatively High
6.5
Resilience
Very Low
Very High Risk
7 hazards
Wildfire
99.7
EAL $38,483K
Heat Wave
99.5
EAL $42,546K
Earthquake
99.4
EAL $184,019K
Inland Flooding
98.5
EAL $147,215K
Landslide
98.5
EAL $758K
Drought
94.5
EAL $1,992K
Lightning
85.0
EAL $761K
Moderate Risk
1 hazard
Winter Weather
82.2
EAL $190K
Low Risk
2 hazards
Hail
67.7
EAL $414K
Strong Wind
46.0
EAL $399K
Very Low / N/A
4 hazards
Volcanic Activity
59.6
EAL $0K
Avalanche
46.8
EAL $0K
Tornado
19.8
EAL $186K
Cold Wave
3.9
EAL $5K
FEMA Disaster Declaration History
373
Last 10 Years
493
Last 25 Years
FireLEE FALLS FIRE2024-08-09
FireELK LANE FIRE2024-08-06
FireMILE MARKER 132 FIRE2024-08-02
Severe StormFLOODING2017-05-02
Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING2016-01-21
Peer Comparison
10 similar departments in CA
Annual Incidents
6,744
+25% vs. peer avg 5,385
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NERIS Data Exchange Compatible · Data: NFIRS 2024 · Census ACS 2023 · FEMA NRI · OpenFEMA · FDID: 15010. Last updated: March 2026.