{"id":294016,"date":"2026-04-30T23:47:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/294016\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T23:47:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:47:03","slug":"gofundme-launched-for-kern-county-firefighter-after-rollover-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/294016\/","title":{"rendered":"GoFundMe launched for Kern County firefighter after rollover crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 A GoFundMe was created for the Kern County firefighter who was hurt after a rollover crash near Highway 99 on April 21st.<\/p>\n

The California Highway Patrol said on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at around 8:48 a.m., officers were called to a solo-vehicle crash in the area of northbound Highway 99 at Sandrini Road.<\/p>\n

CHP said a preliminary investigation found that the driver was driving a 2004 Toyota Tacoma northbound on Highway 99, south of Sandrini Road at an unknown rate of speed. According to CHP, the driver made an unsafe turn onto the shoulder and overturned into a vineyard.<\/p>\n

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A 40-year-old Frazier Park man was airlifted to the hospital with severe injuries after a solo-vehicle crash on Highway 99 Tuesday morning. PHOTO: KBAK\/KBFX<\/p>\n

The GoFundMe <\/a>identified the firefighter as James Mascola.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a Firefighter\/ Paramedic with the Kern County Fire Department, James has dedicated himself to serving others before himself,\u201d said in the GoFundMe. \u201cHis expertise and dedication to serving others has provided many a second chance at living and their families hope for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The GoFundMe said the funds would be used for medical expenses. \u201cEvery dollar makes a difference\u2014whether it helps cover hospital costs, specialized physical therapy, travel for appointments, or simply eases the strain of what will be a long recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you would like to donate, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK\/KBFX) \u2014 A GoFundMe was created for the Kern County firefighter who was hurt after a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294017,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-294016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}