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.

2022 A Year In Review

A lot has been taking place in 2022 as we’ve had major fires we are still recovering from in El Dorado County. We also have added new staff members to

CAL FIRE NEWS RELEASE

CAL FIRE News Release from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. CAL FIRE has released an updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map for public comment and will host

Foothill Fire Flash Newsletter

The El Dorado County Fire Safe Council is pleased to publish the October/November 2022 Foothill Fire Flash Newsletter to keep our community informed with latest news and helpful information. It

Additional Services for Chipping Program

The El Dorado County Fire Safe Council is now capable of permitting two services per address per year for our Chipping Program.  If you need additional work done, now is

El Dorado County Vegetation Management/Defensible Space Ordinance

Did you know that El Dorado County has a vegetation management and defensible space ordinance? In April 2019, the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors put in place an ordinance

Heather Campbell Receives 2017 Wildfire Mitigation Award

We are proud to announce that Heather Campbell, Chair of the Pollock Pines Fire Safe Council, was recently selected to receive this prestigious national award.  She is one of fourteen

CHIPPING PROGRAM SUSPENDED

Due to a lack of funds the chipping program has been suspended.  The program has been funded by a USFS Grant administered by the California State Fire Safe Council for

EDCFSC Presentation to the EDC Board of Supervisors

The El Dorado County Fire Safe Council will present an update on Council activities to the Board of Supervisors on February 14, 2017 at about 10:00 A.M.  Click on the

El Dorado County and Associates Awarded One Million Dollars In CAL FIRE Grants for Tree Mortality and Wildfire Prevention

It was a tough decision for the CAL FIRE officials. They had to select from numerous grant applications from various organizations in the County. Eight projects were selected out of

Fuel Reduction Contractors List

The Fuel Reduction Contractors List has been restored.  If you tried to register you business with this list in the last few weeks it may not have been saved.  Please