Frazier Park, CA (December 27, 2015 at 6 a.m.)— This is reported by the Kern County Fire Department about the residential fire reported just after midnight on Saturday night:
Frazier Park, CA – Just after 12:30 AM this morning, the Kern County Fire Department received a call for a structure fire at the 5300 block of Frazier Mt Park Rd.  Crews arrived on scene to a two story 3000 square foot residential home with heavy smoke and flames seen.

A second alarm was immediately dispatched. The first arriving crew encountered the porch on fire and spreading across 50% of the exterior. Due to the location, a water shuttle  for water supply was set up 3 miles away which included 5 engines and Water Tender 67.

Fire crews deployed hose lines to extinguish the fire and found that the fire had caused a roof collapse. Residents evacuated the home prior to the arrival of fire crews.

One injury was reported for smoke inhalation, but the patient refused medical attention.  Freezing temperatures was a concern and was a safety factor for the crews, but the fire was extinguished within a few hours. Fifteen family members were displaced from the home and were sheltered with American Red Cross.

This is part of the December 25, 2015 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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