El Dorado County Fire Safe Council

Welcome to EDCFSC

We are a California non-profit, Public Benefit Corporation recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. As stated in our Bylaws, our mission is “to protect the people of El Dorado County and their property from the effects of catastrophic wildfire through education, cooperation, innovation, and action.” The council was organized in September 2001 and currently has over 150 individuals from the public and private sectors on our Council Communication Network who are committed to making El Dorado County more fire safe. Through community outreach and public education, we endeavor to make residents of the County aware of the risks of living within a Wildland Urban Interface and what they an do to protect their home and property from wildfire. Join the effort and see how you can make a difference in your community.

Latest Council News

RFP FOR CHIPPING CONTRACTORS

EL DORADO COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL IS SEEKING PROPOSALS FROM QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL CHIPPING SERVICES ON THE WESTERN SLOPE OF THE COUNTY Release Date: 09/23/2022 Closing Date: 10/07/2022 Grant funding has been obtained to perform roadside chipping on the west slope of El Dorado County. The El Dorado County Fire Safe Council is

By Board on September 22, 2022

Events Calendar

EDCFSC E-Board Meeting

11 October 2022

Contact an Executive Board member for the meeting
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Resources For Situational Awareness During Fire Season

National Weather Service Sacramento https://www.weather.gov/sto/

AlertWildfire Cameras https://beta.alertwildfire.org/region/tahoe/

Broadcastify (local fire radio frequency) https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/ctid/191

El Dorado Code Red (County Evacuation Notifications) https://ready.edso.org/

PG&E PSPS Planning Map https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/outages/public-safety-power-shuttoff/psps-planning-resources.page

PG&E Outage Map https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outagecenter/

PG&E Outage Notification Sign Up https://www.pge.com/en_US/small-medium-business/outages-and-power-reliablity/sign-up-for-outage-alerts/outage-alerts.page

PG&E Report It App https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/electrical-safety/report-a-safety-concern.page?WT.mc_id=Vanity_reportit

PG&E contacts for wildfire safety concerns or issues:
Email- wildfiresafety@pge.com
Phone- 1-866-743-6589

Hazardous Tree Removal Grant

July 2022: We are proud to announce that our CAL FIRE Fire Prevention grant application for Residential Hazard Tree Removal was selected for funding. We are working through the administrative details and expect to have a signed agreement by the first of September. We will select a forestry company and/or arborist to manage the program. The team with then refine the scope of work and processes and competitively select three tree companies to do the work. We expect to open the program for applications in late December.

Current Fire Info

Burn Day Information

Click here for El Dorado County outdoor burning information: BURN INFORMATION

Smell Smoke?

WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON?
Sign up for notifications Home, Cell, email
www.wildfiresnearme.wfmrda.com

What if you are not at Home?

The reverse 911 system only notifies your land line!
Sign up for cell phone text and email notifications
http://ready.edso.org

Mission Statement

County’s Natural Beauty!