El Dorado County Public Safety Digest

In his 2018 campaign, Gov. Gavin Newsom said he would create 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. So far, the state has registered more than 180,000 new apprenticeships. Many of them are firefighters.

One Beach and Patton Landing Beach have reopened to the public. Water analysis continues.

Al Tahoe Firewise is hosting its annual neighborhood clean-up and chipping day get together this year on August 3.

After years of delay, a new California regulation to protect indoor workers from extreme heat is now in effect.

The first two human cases of West Nile virus this season were reported in Yuba and Stanislaus Counties.

The El Dorado County Fire Protection District was awarded a grant for the acquisition of self-contained breathing packs for its firefighters.

A look at increasing defensible space, starting with the shrubs or other plants near home foundations.

70-year old Warren Elliott has been found safe after going missing on July 19, subsisting for five days on a handful of berries and creek water.

Answers to your questions about the new ordinance which took effect July 18.

The 60 year old metal roof on the historic International Order of Odd Fellows roof was repaired after coming lose over the winter.

Completion of a fiber-to-the-home broadband Internet project was announced by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and technology partner Cal.net.

A five week workshop with information for landowners affected by wildfire is being offered by the
the University of California Forest Stewardship program team from July 16 through August 6. Sessions are once a week over Zoom.

Assemblymember James Gallagher speaks during the floor session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on June 13, 2024. Photo by Cristian Gonzalez for CalMatters

A free curbside chipping service is being offered by South Lake Tahoe Fire and the Lake Valley Fire Protection District to help dispose of the small trees and limbs you've cleared as part of your defensible space strategy.

Representatives from the El Dorado Sheriff's Office, Cal Fire, South Lake Tahoe Police and Fire, Lake Valley Fire, Fallen Leaf Lake Fire, CHP, USFS, and CERT met on June 29 to discuss evacuation planning and the county emergency alert system.

Almost 400 suppliers, two-thirds in communities of color, don’t meet safety and reliability standards. Fixing them would cost billions.

Before the first official day of summer, almost 90,000 acres have been burned in California wildfires.

With multiple fires already burning in the state, forecasters predict the coming fire season will be "very active."

A June 14 ruling by an El Dorado County Superior Court judge has placed a stay on the ban on needle exchange services in the county while a state lawsuit proceeds.

The three weather stations hosted in locations spread across the counties are available online at the links provided in the article.

The El Dorado County Fire Protection District Board of Directors dispute an analysis prepared for the Cameron Park Community Services District about the future of fire protection services in Cameron Park.

A new fuel reduction project is underway at the Gold Bug Park and Mine in Placerville.

Consultant recommends a partnership with El Dorado Hills Fire Department.

Advice for local gardeners now that winter is over and rattlesnakes are out and about.

A project to mechanically thin 687 acres along the Pioneer Trail corridor to reduce fuel load.

The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the annexation of the Meeks Bay Fire Protection District into the North Tahoe Fire Protection District.

Expert advice on staying safe during rattlesnake season.

A call is out for volunteers to work with theGeorgetown Divide Fire Safe Council.

A look at the "burnbot", a remote control masticator being used to reduce fuels in the Tahoe National Forest.

It's time to work on home defensible space and fire hardening.

Cameron Park Community Service District staff preparations of the 2024-2025 budget is leasing to discussion of fire protection services and the possible closing of Fire Station 88 on Alhambra Drive.

CalFire announced the opening of the Ponderosa Fire Center on Palmer Drive in Cameron Park, which will serve as a base of operations for seven firefighter crews.