It would seem that both ends of the Central Valley are having issues. Yesterday, a fire broke out along I-5 in Grapevine Canyon, known by Kern County Fire as the Water Fire, most likely named as it was near one of the watering holes along the grade. The cause may have been a truck fire which spread to vegetation. From photos and videos, it looks like the fire burned along the southbound side from near PM 7.0 to 7.5. This happens to by along my cleanup section. I will be doing a thorough investigation when time allows, most likely in October. This section includes a two sections with original wooden railing, albeit damaged from previous fires in the canyon. I will post photos on my Twitter account as well as this site when I get them.

For now, see the Kern County Fire twitter account for current details.

https://twitter.com/kerncountyfire/

Be safe out there and really be careful around the brush. Too many fires are being caused by carelessness, nevermind the fires that have been the result of arson.