Articles written by Andrew Freeborn

Andrew Freeborn, KCFD, contributing writer|Jul 9, 2022

For 2022, a new online reporting tool was utilized to help reduce the number of non-emergency calls to 911. The Kern County Fire Department would like to thank our community for following the direction to use the online “Illegal Fireworks Reporter.” In addition to reducing non-emergency calls to 911, this new reporting tool provided real-time data to better direct resources. In total, we received 6,400 reports to the Fireworks Taskforce, through the “Illegal Fireworks Reporter” between June 28...