KERNVILLE, Calif. -- According to the Kern River Ranger District, the Faireview fires have been contained.

Firefighters responded to a wildland fire, above the town of Kernville along Mountain 99, this weekend. The fire, located a few miles north of Fairview, on the west side of the Kern River is presently held to 120 acres.

On June 27, the Fairview fire was reported at approximately 11:15 p.m. Firefighters were escorted, by raft, across the Kern River to the fire burning on the west side of the Upper Kern. The rafts were guided by Forest Service river personnel.

Six handcrews, seven engines, one patrol, one air attack, three air tankers, three helicopters, and fire management personnel, from the US Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, were dispatched to the scene on first report, totaling over 200 firefighting personnel. Firefighters are also being assisted, in this effort, by the Tulare County Sheriffs Department.

Kern River District Ranger, Rick Larson, commented, “The fire is burning in previously burnt brush within the McNally fire perimeter and could have been a different outcome had there not been reduced fuels.”

According to the KRRD, the fire was human caused and is presently under investigation.