Assistance Programs

These programs are available on the Western Slope of El Dorado County. TAHOE BASIN Residents: For assistance programs in the Tahoe Basin please contact your local fire department, Tahoe RCD 530-543-1501 or Tahoe Fuels and Fire Team at www.tahoelivingwithfire.com for a list of services.

Workers feed branches into a wood chipper near a forest.

Chipping Program

The EDCFSC has received grant funds to provide a FREE chipping services for neighborhoods and individual homeowners on the Western Slope of El Dorado…

Two people are offloading brush into a trailer labeled "Wildland Fuels Reduction."

Defensible Space Program

The El Dorado County Fire Safe Council (EDCFSC) has been awarded funding to help create defensible space around the primary homes of seniors, veterans…

Tree trunk with rough bark and sap oozing from a dark section.

Hazardous Tree Removal Program

As of 09/10/2025, the EDCFSC has temporarily paused the Hazardous Tree Removal Program until further funding is available.

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