KCFD responding to "multiple small grass fires" east of Arvin along HWY 223

ARVIN, Calif. — Kern County Fire Departments says they responded to multiple small grass fires east of Arvin Thursday evening.

KCFD says the small fires were reported along Highway 223 east of Arvin and west of Highway 58 just before 5 p.m.

#BearFire Update 2: @kerncountyfire H407 supporting ground operations with water drops. Forward progress stopped on two of the three fires. #kerncountyfiredepartment

— Kern County Fire (@kerncountyfire) May 31, 2019

As 23ABC reported, this is the same area where KCFD was conducting planned burns along the highway Wednesday and Thursday.

The White Wolf burn has been a successful planned burn. To date, 4 miles along SR-223 have been treated. Another 2.5 miles will be treated in the near future when conditions allow. @kerncountyfire #whitewolfburn #kerncountyfiredepartment pic.twitter.com/k6vJgeNYOQ

— Kern County Fire (@kerncountyfire) May 30, 2019

There is no word on what started the grass fires Thursday.