God bless all the brave firefighters, putting their lives on the line for others. KCFD deserves better treatment and compensation!

Awesome that we’re able to send the help, this is why we can’t afford to keep losing our Firefighters. At the rate it’s goin we won’t be able to much longer let alone help ourselves....

Always ready to answer the call for first responders. May you all be safe from harm and injury. This fire is a wicked one. 🙏🙏🙏💙💙💙 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Be safe out there and thank you for helping them down there.

Keeping all people/firefighters, animals, homes and areas in prayer. Praying for protection and a fast containment.

Praying for God's protection for all of the couragous Firefighters & all of those in harm's way.

Praying for our firefighters!💔🚒And all first responders!!!👨‍🚒🧑‍🚒👩‍🚒🔥 Please !!!!! beprepared evacuation kit for each and ,anmal and livestock

God bless all KCFD men and women. Be safe out there. Thank you for your service.

I pray for their safety. Thank you guys

Praying for your safety out there and for a safe return.

Please stay safe and all go home safe.

A hedge of protection around all the firefighters 💙💙

They need water tenders. Send water tenders! Love our firefighters!

❤️🇺🇸 Our Kern Firefighters are absolutely the best! 🙏 Take care out there cousin, Barbara!

God bless them and keep our firefighters safe

Be swift and safe in your journey.

Praying for all the firefighters on duty everywhere!

Thank you to the firefighters. In our heart and prayers.

Be Safe Guys Love Ya Hero's come home soon & come home safe

Thank you!! Be safe, praying for you.

Praying for protection over the firefighters❤thank you

May God protect our firefighters

Keeping you all in my prayers. Praying for safety

Thank you! Stay safe ❤️

Be safe and God bless you all.

Heartbreaking news. Our prayers are with his family, his colleagues and all personnel on the Stagecoach Fire. It’s hard to lose a colleague and even harder to know that you need to continue your job to save other lives and property.

Sad News. Sympathy and condolences to the family.

Oh gawd, this is awful. My true condolences

Prayers and condolences Thank you for your Service

Prayers for the family 🙏🙏🙏

So heartbreaking.

Praying for the family and friends

Prayers for all

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Praying for his family and friends. 🙏

It’s funny how the county always screams budget woes, but all of a sudden at the end of June they claim the budgets ok now because they found millions in “unclaimed property tax money”. They have the money, and they have always had the money. The contract cities that are saying they don’t have the money for an increase in contract fees should have been the stations that where on top of the list for brownouts.

The County had and has the money to staff stations and pay the KCFD’s employees a fair wage. They chose not to because of backward and greedy views they and their donors hold.

Well that would be most of Kern County Scott. But there needs to be a penalty for the Failure to pay on time.

God Bless all Firefighters

wanting fair wages and benefits isn't the question and Maggard, a CPA, well knows that. The Kern County firefighters haven't had a cost of living raise in 11 years. Please County Administration demonstrate that the Board of Supervisors and administrative staff have also been without cost of living raises the past 11 years, then there can be a discussion about wanting to much. Firefighters haven't had a cost of living in 11 years and in that period of time inflation increased by 22.28% meaning firefighters received a 22.28% pay cut over that same time period. A few years ago the Board of Supervisors base wages and benefits put them in 13th highest pay bracket out of 58 total counties in California. I don't believe the Kern County firefighters can make that same claim. These four are not good for the County of Kern and it's residents.

Fund the Kern County Fire Department! It’s not a matter of want it’s a matter of need and public’s safety! #UnionProud ✊🏻

weird that our KCFD is one of lowest paid in state. No raise, and 4% cut a few years ago. And putting fear in the residents- you guys are crazy to say say that- is it wrong to inform the residents you protect why so many qualified and trained firefighters are leaving the KCFD? 17 news stand on your own, not The BOS back pocket. Give your firefighters a break and support them.... who throws their first responders under the bus!!!

KGET! Have your reporters do some ride-alongs & get the real story on how much our First Responders deserve so much more than the crumbs supervisors are throwing them. They do not just put out fires! 🤬

I can not stand main stream media! Our fire departments need to be fully funded and running at 💯! There should be no excuses!

Our news stations are forgetting their audience—conservatives who value our men in service to our community. We need to take care of our own, so they are not forced to leave our community to provide for their families. Who are you going to call when they are all gone?

At some point shouldn't the State of California step in? Kern County is part of a network of counties, The California Disaster and Civil Defense Master Mutual Aid Agreement, between the State of California, and each of its counties. It's intended that all cities and Counties have sufficient means to furnish mutual aid. The weaker Kern's fire department becomes, the more it overburdens neighbors by needing more assistance, and not being able to provide assistance.

Take care of your first responders and the people of Kern County.

let's only do the brown outs on mike maggard's and mr. alsop's home and safety, since he thinks that is important.

Cut the Board of Supervisors salary to help give the fire departments a raise.

How much money are WE spending to train and replace a firefighter because they have to go somewhere else to receive fair wages? Wake up Kern County.

One sided reporting is nothing new for 17 News. The unfortunate part is the public remains unaware because our local media is beholden to the elected politicians in Kern. Even when they are aware of unethical behavior they remain silent. I hope one day we can have elected officials who care about the people of Kern. Until then, keep informing the voters and fighting for your membership.

If Mike Maggard did not know of the brown outs then why did he say the following? “Our delaying this decision delays our ability to collect the revenue necessary to stabilize the budget of the fire department,” Supervisor Mike Maggard said Tuesday, adding that some citizens elsewhere in the county may have their fire stations closed as the Fire Department attempts to balance its budget. “That is not fair. It’s not appropriate for the level of protection that people receive to go down because these guys are trying to delay getting this done.” Mike Maggard Kern cities granted reprieve when asked to increase payment for fire services | News | bakersfield.com

Cut David Couchs & the rest of thems Pay their only sitting on their asses anyway Their Not doing anything for Kern County Our Firefighters are HERO'S #FUNDTHEHEROSNOTTHELAZYASSPOLITICENS #PROUDFIRESISTER 🚒🚒🚒🚒 ⚫🔴⚫🔴⚫🔴

Let them go fight a mountain fire - eat the crap food - sleep on a mountain top.

I don’t think I’ve ever known a more asinine statement. Seems to me Mike Maggard cares only about getting a good paycheck. Same for the others. KCFD is nearly in shambles because it’s not being properly funded. Why wouldn’t we want more money to something that provides a critical service to the county??

They can use the gangbangers from the jails to fight fires. They are going to let them out because they don't have enough deputies at the jail. The county will not pay for public safety

Sounds like they’re wanting to defund the fire department.

SHAME ON KGET-17News...you are losing viewers quickly; one after another!

Human life can not be replaced , totally not right to put this kind of strain on the KCFD who are already short handed and under paid ,yet you vote raises for your selves . Until the top is held accountable nothing will change , when these big fires break and property is destroyed and the fire department is blamed for that 60 some men already short is not right , burns my butt there doing there best with what they have to work with . The pubic is paying taxes for fire protection and emergency services and when your in real trouble and hear those sirens of help coming such comfort . The Brown outs are wrong must be stopped !

That’s how Kern County feels when the BOS gets a raise. For sitting on your butts and doing nothing. I agree with Mickey Gladden 💯

You know if lying Mike Maggard's lips were moving here was lying.

Tell the truth KGET! Not the side that wins you favors with the BOS! You guys are a sellout! Maggard, get ready for the next election cause we are looking to get rid of people who don’t support our first responders!

Been done with 17 for years

Worst BOS in 30 years