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Wood Fire holds at 273 acres, road closures remain in place near Caliente-Bodfish

Posted 5/18/26

A vegetation fire burning in eastern Kern County near Neumarkel Road was holding at 273 acres Monday afternoon with 50% containment, according to incident command updates.

The Wood Fire was …

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