Kern County Fire, Bakersfield Fire document high levels of firework reports, fires across county on July 4

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- As they predicted, the Kern County Fire Department said that this past Independence Day was one of the busiest days of the year. The day and evening on the holiday is full of fire threats, fueled by illegal fireworks and firecrackers, which in turn fed into an increase of 911 calls [...]