Outdoor Burning Suspended
June 8, 2018 CAL FIRE Suspends Burn Permits in Amador, El- Dorado, Sacramento and Alpine Counties CAMINO – After another wet winter, warming temperatures and winds are quickly drying out
Steep Terrain Fuels Treatment Demo
The USDA Forest Service, Cal Fire, and Sierra Pacific Industries in conjunction with the UC Cooperative Extension are sponsoring a hazardous fuels treatment demonstration (demo). Focused on conventional and innovative technologies
Congratulations to the Coloma Lotus Fire Safe Council
Thanks to the hard work of key volunteers in the Coloma Lotus Fire Safe Council, PG&E made the following award. “We are pleased to inform you that PG&E VM CEMA
Are You Ready For Wildfire?
With spring approaching, now is the time for homeowners to get “Ready” for a wildfire by maintaining an adequate Defensible Space and by hardening their home by using fire resistant
Ventura Fuel Reduction Project Saved Homes and Lives
The Project: The first phase of the project established a Temporary Refuge Area (TRA) as defined by Firescope – an identified area that firefighters can take refuge for temporary shelter
Keep Fire Hydrants Accessible
El Dorado Irrigation District is asking for the community’s help by “adopting” a fire hydrant close to your home or business and keeping it free of weeds and shrubbery —
Request for Proposal : TREE REMOVAL AND CHIPPING SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY OF GRIZZLY FLATS
Release Date: January 2, 2018 Closing Date: February 2, 2018 Grant funding has been obtained to perform hazardous tree mortality felling and chipping of tops and limbs on approximately 28
TED TALK BY PAUL HESSBURG
Megafires, individual fires that burn more than 100,000 acres, are on the rise in the western United States — the direct result of unintentional yet massive changes we’ve brought to
EDC FSC IS SEEKING PROPOSALS TO PROVIDE CHIPPING
EL DORADO COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL IS SEEKING PROPOSALS FROM QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL CHIPPING ON THE WEST SLOPE OF EL DORADO COUNTY. Release Date: November 13, 2017, Bidders
Safe Home Heating
Even though we are currently experiencing warm weather, cooler weather is just around the corner. Now is a good time to check your heating systems and clean your fireplaces. In