U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff conduct an oversight visit to the largest detention center in California City. MORE: https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/ca-senators-padilla-and-schiff-to-tour-cal-city-ice-detention-center-in-oversight-visit-kern-county-california | BakersfieldNow

We’re proud to welcome the highly skilled firefighters of the California City Fire Department to the Kern County Fire Department team. For decades, Cal City FD and KCFD have worked side-by-side on emergency responses and collaborated through joint firefighter academies to train and prepare new recruits. We look forward to continuing that strong partnership—now united as one team—serving and protecting the California City community. | Kern County Fire Department

The Kern County Fire Department understands how critical technology is to protecting lives, property, and our environment. That’s why we’re proud to work alongside partners like ALERTCalifornia and excited to share their recent announcement. ALERTCalifornia has launched a new collaboration with Microsoft leveraging advanced AI to: • Develop new approaches to natural disaster response • Strengthen the resilience of the statewide camera network • Analyze a massive data archive to better understand