El Dorado County Local News: Resilience

The El Dorado Hills Fire Department  responded to a house fire reported on the 6100 block of Western Sierra Way, located in the Serrano Community on the afternoon of August 31.

The Eldorado National Forest has published the Caldor Fire Restoration Project Environmental Assessment, beginning a 30-day comment period. The project aims to reduce safety risks, restore forest features and strengthen resilience to future disturbances.

Multiple units from the Folsom Fire Department and additional agencies have been on the scene of a vegetation fire in the city of Folsom Friday afternoon that grew rapidly.

The combination of built in fire sprinklers and a fast response by multiple fire agencies prevented a fast moving fire from spreading inside a large commercial building in El Dorado Hills late Wednesday and likely prevented the structure from becoming engulfed in flames and possibly destroyed.

With the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires in recent years, prepping your home for wildfire threats has become more critical than ever.

Folsom firefighters who were called to duty to help battle the massive Park Fire when it first erupted are thankfully back home and safe, but the experience of being part of such a historic wildfire battle will be unforgettable.

On August 20, companies and chiefs from the Folsom Fire Department and the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Departments participated in a joint training drill.

Although the challenges of the terrain and dry fuels continue to be a challenge for firefighters, they have rapidly gained the upper hand on the Crozier Fire in nearby El Dorado County in the last 24 hours.

The around the clock work by firefighters and improved weather conditions are proving favorable when it comes to corralling the Crozier Fire in nearby El Dorado County.

Microplastics, wildfire smoke, changes in temperature, vast swings in lake clarity from winter to summer, and an increase in rain-on-snow events caused by long-term changes in the climate highlight the annual State of the Lake Report, released on Aug. 8 from the Tahoe Environmental Research Center.

The League to Save Lake Tahoe recently released its findings from July 5 beach cleanups compiled over the last 11 years revealing that 60 percent of the trash collected is plastic, according to a press release.

Divers are currently assessing the status of New Zealand mudsnail populations once again after almost one year from their initial discovery in Lake Tahoe.

Closure aides Forest Service in fire resources: blaze now 1960 acres, 4,000 structures threatened.