Wildfire burns near Harold with road closures in place, Bakersfield CA


A wildfire is burning near Harold, Bakersfield. Fire crews request closing Fairfax Road from Panorama to Alfred Harrell Road and shutting down Alfred Harrell Road eastbound to control the fire. There is a report of a transient male possibly sheltering in a tunnel on County Dump Road nearby.
Audio|Source: Kern County Fire/Bakersfield Fire/USFS
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Made about 15 ago. Break, ECCIC, you copy. We're going to have fire bumping now for Harold. Could you exit that law enforcement? Copy, we'll bye.
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Close up somewhere down there and there's a firebombs roll. We try to cool it down and keep us jumping out for Harold. You need to do a copy. We need both shut down. We need Fairfax shut down from Panorama to Alfred Harold or did we need also Alfred Harold shutdowns shut down? We need both shutdown. We need Fairfax shutdown from
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down to Alfred Hill and then we need Alfred Harold shutdown as well at least eastbound.
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Northdown Fairfax, but they don't have a unit to shut down Alford Harrell or Fairfax Alper Harrow they're going to need to provide. Also, we had an RP call in advising that there was a transient male who built a tunnel on County Dump Road. They're worried he might be in there.
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Location mentioned:
S Fairfax Rd, Bakersfield, CA
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