El Dorado County Fire Safe Council

The mission of EI Dorado County Fire Safe Council is to protect the people of EI Dorado County and their property from the effects of catastrophic wildfire through education, cooperation, innovation and action.

Rescue Community Fire Safe Council – Meetings

Information Coming Soon! Meetings

Hazardous Tree Removal Contractor RFP

The EDCFSC and Mason, Bruce & Girard are seeking qualified Contractors to assist residents with mitigation for hazardous trees on the western slope of El Dorado County through early 2026.

Defensible Space Assistance Program

Click to learn more about our defensible space assistance program.

Residential Hazard Tree Removal Program

Click to learn more about our Hazardous Tree Removal Program.

El Dorado County Establishes the Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience

Creating a fire adapted and resilient El Dorado County through collaboration and coordination Wildfires continue to increase in frequency and intensity across California, resulting in hundreds of thousands of acres

Mosquito Fire Information

Below is a link to the El Dorado County Mosquito Fire Information page: https://www.edcgov.us/wildfire/Pages/Mosquito-Fire.aspx

Caldor Fire Information

During the Caldor Fire incident El Dorado County has activated their emergency programs and county departments are actively assimilating information from various sources that may be important to you. For

April 29, 2021: DEFENSIBLE SPACE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS CLOSED

The Defensible Space Assistance Program is closed to new applications.  We will continue to process applications POSTMARKED by April 29, 2021.

EDC Fire Safe Council Awarded $1.7 Million !!!

We were notified on Friday, August 3rd that the El Dorado County Fire Safe Council was awarded four CAL FIRE grants totaling $1,739,538.  Two grants will benefit the entire western

Fuel Breaks Save Homes in Colorado

  Proactive fuel breaks protect nearly $1B in homes, infrastructure during CO wildfire Thursday, June 28, 2018 – 10:00 A helicopter drops water to cool off hot spots at the

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