El Dorado County Fire Protection District Government News

05/19/2023
Safety is a crucial aspect of any water-based activity, especially when it comes to recreational activities at local rivers, which can be unpredictable and have hidden dangers.

02/22/2023
The Diamond Springs-El Dorado and El Dorado County Fire protection districts have taken the first official step toward unification, following a decision to establish an ad-hoc committee to explore annexation or consolidation.

02/13/2023
El Dorado County Fire Protection District officials say they are hopeful the project will be completed well ahead of the coming fire season. It will the station’s improve living, working and apparatus storage spaces.

01/24/2023
El Dorado County Fire and the Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District may soon be parts of a greater whole.

01/03/2023
The El Dorado County Fire Protection District has committed to staffing an additional ambulance that will restore a gap in services that occurred when staffing shortages shut down Diamond Springs Medic 49. The medic unit is expected to be back in service early spring.

11/15/2022
The El Dorado County Fire Protection District got a lower ISO rating, but that didn’t stop its fire insurance costs from nearly doubling. “We’re able to pay the bill but that equates to other areas of the budget being trimmed,” the fire chief said.

05/26/2022
El Dorado County Fire Protection District’s public protection classification service rating will shift to Class 3 from Class 4, effective Aug. 1. The district is rated on a number of factors, and the lower the number, the better.