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Public safety reports: Kern County Fire recruiting; Wasco Police reports higher call volume, vehicle-theft recovery rates

2842349 · April 1, 2025
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Summary

Kern County Fire announced firefighter recruitment; the Wasco Police Department reported reaching roughly 18,000 incidents year-to-date, a high share of officer-initiated activity and an improved vehicle-recovery rate in March.

Representatives from Kern County Fire and the Wasco Police Department provided updates to the council, including a firefighter recruitment announcement and operational statistics from the police department.

Kern County Fire said applications for firefighters are open through April 11 and that a hiring event was underway at the department's Bakersfield headquarters. The presenter said…

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