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Office of Wildfire Preparedness & Resilience

County of El Dorado

Office of Wildfire Preparedness

and Resilience

Public Outreach

"Creating a fire-adapted and resilient El Dorado County through collaboration and coordination"

FIRE RESOURCE INFORMATION

FIRE PREVENTION

Fire prevention is one of the key components & can be easily attained through everyday activities. Below are local sites with information for everyday use:

PRESCRIBED FIRE

Prescribed Fire is a tool used by Fire Agencies and landowners to help reduce fuel load in the wildland and urban interface:

RESOURCES AND INFORMATION

FIRE SAFE COUNCILS

If you are interested in information about Fire Safe Councils in El Dorado County, click below:

El Dorado County Fire Safe Council

HOME SAFETY INFORMATION

HOME HARDENING

Home Hardening is one of the main components in mitigating home ignition during a wildfire. Below are just a few resources to help in home hardening:

DEFENSIBLE SPACE

Defensible Space is the buffer between your structure and the surrounding area. Adequate defensible space acts as a barrier to slow or halt the progress of fire that would otherwise engulf your property.

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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS/EVACUATION

FIREWISE COMMUNITIES

For more information on becoming a FIREWISE Community, please click below.

Public Outreach Calendar

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Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
26	27 Prescribed Fires for Forest Health	28 Prescribed Fires for Forest Health	29 Prescribed Fires for Forest Health	30 Prescribed Fires for Forest Health	1 Prescribed Fires for Forest Health	2
3	4 El Dorado County Fire Safe Councils	5 El Dorado County Fire Safe Councils	6 El Dorado County Fire Safe Councils	7 El Dorado County Fire Safe Councils Texas Hill CEA Workshop	8 El Dorado County Fire Safe Councils	9
10	11 Emergency GO! Bags and Emergency Supply Kits	12 Emergency GO! Bags and Emergency Supply Kits	13 Emergency GO! Bags and Emergency Supply Kits	14 Emergency GO! Bags and Emergency Supply Kits	15 Emergency GO! Bags and Emergency Supply Kits	16
17	18 Holiday Cooking and Safety Tips	19 Holiday Cooking and Safety Tips	20 Holiday Cooking and Safety Tips	21 Holiday Cooking and Safety Tips	22 Holiday Cooking and Safety Tips	23
24 HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the Public Outreach Committee	25 HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the Public Outreach Committee	26 HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the Public Outreach Committee	27 HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the Public Outreach Committee	28 HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the Public Outreach Committee	29 HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the Public Outreach Committee	30 HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the Public Outreach Committee
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