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Officials warn Calif. residents of ‘imposter’ firefighters

The county is investigating a call from a resident about two men wearing blue uniforms with badges asking to check the smoke detectors inside their home

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The Kern County Fire Department warned residents Friday of two men saying they were firefighters and requesting to enter homes along Fairfax Avenue, outside the city of Bakersfield.

KCFD officials said they had no units in the area, but they believe they may have been Bakersfield firefighters who were in county jurisdiction.

Bakersfield Fire Department is conducting an internal investigation. BFD officials said there are areas that county and city fire department jurisdictions overlap, but did not say that the 5300 block of Fairfax Avenue is one of them.

Full story: ‘Imposter’ firefighters may have been from Bakersfield Fire Department