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Hazardous Waste Program Closed Labor Day Weekend |
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 08:07 |
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The Hazardous Waste Program will be closed Saturday, September 4th. |
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Homes Protected by Defensible Space |
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 13:17 |
A pair of recent wildland fires in El Dorado Hills are a good reminder of the importance of defensible space.
Last Tuesday, 6.4 acres east of the movie theater caught fire when a lightning arrestor on a power pole failed, showering the dry grass with sparks and debris, according to El Dorado Hills Fire Division Chief Brad Ballenger. read on... |
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El Dorado County Fire Safe Council |
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Monday, 16 August 2010 10:32 |
Education and community outreach is a top priority for the Fire Safe Council of El Dorado County. We make the residents of the County aware of the risks of living within a Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) and what they can do to protect their home and property from wildfire. Creating defensible space is their responsibility. Over the past Decades, people have moved into the forest and wildland environment because of the natural resources and rural atmosphere; It is a beautiful place to live. However many people build homes in this environment with little or no knowledge of what it means to live with the threat of catastrophic wildfires. read more...
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Burn Permit Suspension |
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Wednesday, 21 July 2010 15:52 |
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Unit Chief Bill Holmes of the Amador-El Dorado-Sacramento-Alpine Unit of CAL FIRE announced that all burn permits within the State Responsibility Area (SRA) are suspended as of 8 AM on Thursday July 1st in Amador County and on the western slope of El Dorado County. Read more...
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Fire Training Demonstration |
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Monday, 23 August 2010 14:50 |
Members of the El Dorado Hills Fire Department rush in to help extinguish the fire inside the new structure fire simulation mobile training center at the Glenn Fire Station in Folsom last week. From left are firefighters Mark Ali, Dale Hemstalk and Capt. Brian Bresnahan. The rolling training facility cost $375,000, mostly paid for with a federal grant. read on... |
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