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Alper

Kern, CA · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 30 acres in Kern before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

30

Acres Burned

79

Days Burning

Aug 23, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

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El Paso Mountains Wilderness Area

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Black Mountain Wilderness Area

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Bright Star Wilderness Area

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Kiavah Wilderness Area

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41.2 mi

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42.6 mi

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Owens Peak Wilderness Area

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46.9 mi

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Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness

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49.3 mi

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Angeles National Forest

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Sheep Mountain Wilderness

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54.2 mi

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Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

ALPER mapped at 30 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 24

Interagency perimeter data shows the ALPER at 30 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 23Now

79 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 2ec48a6f-8084-4127-947e-7520bd3e5ede

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