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The Bay Fire is a wildfire near Kern County, California. It was first reported 2 days ago.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 p.m. CDT.
No forecast is available for this fire's location right now.
This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.
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