{"id":409801,"date":"2026-07-23T19:26:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/409801\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T19:26:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:26:39","slug":"evacuation-warning-lifted-for-south-fire-in-mountains-north-of-bakersfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/409801\/","title":{"rendered":"Evacuation warning lifted for South Fire in mountains north of Bakersfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">UPDATE: The evacuation warning for the South Fire has been lifted, according to the Kern County Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fire officials said the forward progress of the fire was stopped at about 85 acres Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 A fire in the mountains north of Bakersfield has prompted an evacuation warning Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The fire was reported north of Bakersfield around 4:08 p.m. in the area of South Granite Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An evacuation warning has been prompted for <a data-ylk=\"slk:Genasys Zone KRN-600;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/protect.genasys.com\/en\/map\/35.572044%2C-118.923951?lat=35.572&amp;lng=-118.924&amp;z=12.1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Genasys Zone KRN-600<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to Genasys, if you are in that area, you should prepare to leave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This fire is being called the &#8220;South Fire.&#8221; The fire has burned about 70 acres, according to the fire department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">17 News has contacted the Kern County Fire Department for more details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For more information on the evacuation warning zone, <a data-ylk=\"slk:click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/protect.genasys.com\/en\/map\/35.564357%2C-118.911482\/alerts\/KRN-600?campaignId=1519043&amp;selectedAlertId=1519043_US-CA-XKE-KRN-600&amp;lat=35.5634&amp;lng=-118.8989&amp;z=12.1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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