Emergency responders are sticking around in Ridgecrest

Emergency fire crews and equipment from around the state will remain on standby in the Ridgecrest area Sunday, “in case something happens,” Kern County Fire Department Battalion Chief Dionisio Mitchell said.
A town hall meeting was scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday in Ridgecrest at the Kerr-McGee Community Center at 100 W. California Ave. in the city, the same location where the Red Cross reported serving 140 people Saturday evening. Several agencies are expected to be on hand to answer re