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Wood Fire burns near Highway 223 and Highway 58 west of Tehachapi

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Wood Fire burns near Highway 223 and Highway 58 west of Tehachapi

County
Kern
Location
North of Highway 223 and Highway 58, west of Tehachapi, Kern County, California
Category
Fire / Explosion / Hazmat
Watch Tags
Major Road Closure
Severity
medium
Priority
medium
Occurred On
2026-05-18 08:37:00
Published On
2026-05-19 19:35:00
Status
Late Breaking
Occurred Confidence
Official Timestamp
Published Confidence
Exact
First Seen
2026-05-19 01:31:16
Last Seen
2026-05-20 01:32:32
Source Records
2
Match Review
Probable Duplicate Match
Source
Wood Fire | CAL FIRE
Source URL
https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2026/5/18/wood-fire

Summary

Official reporting indicates the Wood Fire started north of Highway 223 and Highway 58 west of Tehachapi and remained active during the window, reaching 469 acres under Kern County Fire Department jurisdiction. This item is logged because it required ground and air resources, involved steep terrain, and produced local road/smoke disruption near the Keene/Highway 58 area.

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  • TXT Report: Intel_052026_0132.txt
  • JSON Export: Intel_052026_0132.json
  • Archive: archive_20260520_013232.json
  • Interactive Map: Intel_052026_0132_map.html
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2 source records
Occurred On Published On County Source Report Run Update Report File
2026-05-18 08:37:00 2026-05-19 19:35:00
Late Breaking
Kern Wood Fire | CAL FIRE 2026-05-20 01:32:32
local_import_merge / Los Angeles
Official reporting indicates the Wood Fire started north of Highway 223 and Highway 58 west of Tehachapi and remained active during the window, reaching 469 acres under Kern County Fire Department jurisdiction. This item is logged because it required ground and air resources, involved steep terrain, and produced local road/smoke disruption near the Keene/Highway 58 area. Intel_052026_0132.txt
2026-05-18 08:37:00 2026-05-18 20:07:00 Kern Wood Fire | CAL FIRE 2026-05-19 01:31:16
local_import_merge / Los Angeles
Official reporting indicates a wildfire began west of Tehachapi near the Highway 223 and Highway 58 area. This item is logged for wildfire activity, containment tracking, and associated local road-disruption context. Intel_051926_0131.txt