Below you will find local wildfire preparedness programs, grants and resources to help you make home / property improvements and reduce wildfire risk in your community. Scroll down to access grants and resources for El Dorado County.
Refer back to the “Get Started” page for statewide California information on brush clearing and other requirements and risk reduction resources for improving your home’s chances of surviving a wildfire and increasing your and your community’s eligibility for insurance discounts and renewal rewards.
| Free Defensible Space Evaluation | The Aukum Fairplay Fire Safe Council is offering free property evaluations for homeowners.
Email info@affsc.org to request an evaluation or for information |
| Defensible Space Assistance for Seniors and Disabled Persons | Gold Ridge Forest Fire Safe Council is providing free defensible space assistance in their area for seniors, disabled vets, and low income residents.
Email GoldRidgeForestFSC@yahoo.com or call (707) 888-9331 for assistance or to volunteer. |
| Woodstove Replacement Incentive Program | The El Dorado Air Quality Management District is offering incentives for homeowners to remove or replace older woodstoves.
Call (530) 621-7501 or visit their website for more information. |
| Chipper Program – Western Slope | The El Dorado Fire Safe Council is offering free chipper services to western slope homeowners through a grant.
Call (530) 957-6270 or visit their website for more information. |
| West Slope Hazardous Tree Removal Program | The EDCFSC has received State grant funds to provide hazardous tree removal for individual homeowners on the West Slope of El Dorado County who wish to improve the safety of their property and community. This is a cost share program between the El Dorado County Fire Safe Council and those who own their home, to help mitigate the costs of felling dead and dying trees.
Call (530) 786-0399 or visit the website for more information. Click here for the application to enroll in the tree removal program. |
View contact information for Fire Safe Councils, Firewise Communities, and other programs that are working towards wildfire resilient communities.
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El Dorado County Fire Safe Council
Email: board@edcfiresafe.org 515 Main Street, #103 |
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Auburn Lake Trails Fire Safe Council
Phone: (916) 778-9527 PO Box 163 |
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Aukum Fairplay Fire Safe Council
Email: info@affsc.org 6941 Fairplay Road |
| Camino Fire Safe Council
2480 Tanager Lane |
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| Coloma-Lotus Fire Safe Council
Phone: (916) 990-1812 P.O. Box 404 |
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Cool-Pilot Hill Fire Safe Council
Email: cphfiresafe@gmail.com PO Box 362 |
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Diamond Springs Fire Safe Council
Email: dsfsc21@gmail.com |
| Gallagher Road LOA Fire Safe Council
Contact: Ken McKinstry, Chair 5829 Bridle Trail Lane |
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| Georgetown Divide Fire Safe Council
Email: dividefiresafecouncil@gmail.com 6301 CA-193 |
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| Gold Hill Estates Fire Safe Council
Contact: Mike Mendez 4879 Feldspar Lane |
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Gold Ridge Forest Fire Safe Council
Phone: (707) 888-9331 6707 Onyx Trail |
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Greater Cameron Park Area Fire Safe Council
Phone: (530) 391-0897 PO Box 1415 |
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Grizzly Flats Fire Safe Council
Phone: (530) 919-4647 P.O. Box 152 |
| Logtown Fire Safe Council
Email: FSCLogtown@gmail.com P.O. Box 1601 |
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Mosquito Fire Safe Council
Email: MosquitoFSCouncil@gmail.com 6369 Log Cabin Lane |
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Oak Hill Area Fire Safe Council
Email: info@oakhillfiresafe.org P.O. Box 75 |
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Omo Ranch Fire Safe Council
Email: orfsc@orfsc.org P.O. Box 1234 |
| Patterson Ranch Fire Safe Council
Email: pattersonranchfsc@gmail.com P.O. Box 1402 |
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Placerville Fire Safe Council
Phone: (530) 417-6116 |
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Rancho del Sol Fire Safe Council
Email: RDSFIRESAFE@gmail.com 4850 Puerta del Sol |
| Royal Equestrian Estates HOA Fire Safe Council
Email: poppiecop@yahoo.com 5751 Top Rail Lane |
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Sand Ridge Fire Safe Council
Contact: Elizabeth Standeven 7980 Highway 49 |
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Sierra Springs Regional Fire Safe Council
P.O. Box 1011 |
| Strawberry Fire Safe Council
Email: info@Strawberryfsc.org Phone: (916) 396-7383 PO Box 902 |
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| Texas Hill Estates Fire Safe Council
Phone: (925) 784-0896 P.O. Box 816 |
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| Volcanoville Fire Safe Council
Contact: Mary Cornelison |
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Wrights Lake/Dark Lake Fire Safe Council Phone: (650) 773-1068 |
 Firewise is a national program that encourages communities to work together to assess and reduce wildfire risks. Visit Become a Firewise USA Site to learn how to make your community Firewise. Al Tahoe – South Lake Tahoe |
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El Dorado County CERT Email: schlagl@edso.org Phone: (530) 621-5895 |
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El Dorado Hills CERT Email: cert@edhfire.com |
View contact information for Fire Safe Councils, Firewise Communities, and other programs that are working towards wildfire resilient communities.
Eldorado County is protected from wild fire by the Amador-El Dorado unit of CAL FIRE in the largely
SRA
eastern half of the county and by the Eldorado National Forest and Lake Tahoe Management Unit of the United States Forest Service on the mainly FRA
western half of the county. Several local fire departments have jurisdiction on LRA scattered in populated areas.Click the map to the left for a map of fire protection districts, or view them here on the El Dorado Fire Safe Council website.
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El Dorado Fire Chiefs Association
Email: eldoradochiefs@gmail.com 4040 Carson Road |
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El Dorado County Fire Department
Phone: (530) 644-9630 4040 Carson Road |
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Cameron Park Fire Department
Phone: (530) 677-6190 3200 Country Club Drive |
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Diamond Springs Fire District
Phone: (530) 626-3190 501 Pleasant Valley Road |
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El Dorado Hills Fire Department
Phone: (916) 933-6623 1050 Wilson Blvd |
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Garden Valley Fire Protection District
Phone: (530) 333-1240 4860 Marshall Rd |
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Georgetown Fire Department
Phone: (530) 333-4111 6283 Main Street |
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Lake Valley Fire Protection District
Phone: (530) 577-3737 2211 Keetak Street |
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Meeks Bay Fire Protection District
Phone: (530) 525-7548 8041 Hwy 89 |
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Mosquito Fire Protection District
Phone: (530) 626-9017 8801 Rock Creek Rd |
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Pioneer Fire District
Phone: (530) 620-4444 7061 Mt. Aukum Road |
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Rescue Fire Department
Email: info@rescuefiredepartment.org |
| Shingle Springs Fire Department
Phone: (530) 677-6366 7660 S Shingle Road |
