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Borel Fire Incident Update Friday, August 9, 2024Fire Information: 559-481-7849, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. | Media Line: 559-492-9967, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Email: 2024.lightning@firenet.gov | Linktree: linktr.ee/2024sqflightning

Borel Fire Incident Update Thursday, August 8, 2024Fire Information: 559-481-7849, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. | Media Line: 559-492-9967, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Email: 2024.borel@firenet.gov | Linktree: linktr.ee/2024sqflightning

Wednesday, August 7, 2024Fire Information: 559-481-7849, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.| Media Line: 559-492-9967, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.Email: 2024.lightning@firenet.gov| Linktree: linktr.ee/2024sqflightningAcres: 59,340 | Containment: 79% | Total Personnel: 1,118

Fire Information: 559-481-7849, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.Media Line: 559-492-9967, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.Email: 2024.lightning@firenet.govLinktree: linktr.ee/2024sqflightningAcres: 59,340 Containment: 75%Total Personnel: 1,619 

Acres: 59,340 Containment: 68%Total Personnel: 1,473 

Acres: 59,389 Containment: 57%Total Personnel: 1504Community Meeting: Today, August 4th, there will be a Borel Fire Community Meeting at 1:30 p.m., at Woodrow Wallace Middle School Gymnasium, located at 3240 Erskine Creek Road, Lake Isabella, CA 93240.

Acres: 59,389 Containment: 52%Total Personnel: 1531 Community Meeting: Sunday, August 4th, there will be a Borel Fire Community Meeting at 1:30 p.m., at Woodrow Wallace Middle School Gymnasium, located at 3240 Erskine Creek Road, Lake Isabella, CA 93240.

Current Situation: The Borel Fire has burned 59,389 acres. Ensuring the safety of residents and protecting property remain top priorities. There are still evacuation orders and warnings in place. On Thursday, the status of several evacuation zones was updated. See the Evacuation section below for current evacuation zones. Residents can check the status of their zone using Genasys Protect's interactive map at tinyurl.com/jcdv55f9.

FireYesterday, interior fuels consumed on the Trout fire and the Borel Fire was active, mostly on the eastern edge, in the south fork of Erskine creek. The Borel fire has not moved significantly up the eastern side of Erskine creek. Expected fire behavior on the Borel includes possible crown fire runs and spotting. Smoke

KERNVILLE, CA, August 1, 2024 – The U.S. Forest Service and California Interagency Incident Management Team 11, in unified command with Kern County Fire Department and Kern County Sheriffs Department, is pleased to announce the reduction of selected evacuation orders previously imposed due to the Borel Fire.