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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 Placer 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.

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Wildfire Risk Reduction (Mitigation) Resources

View grants, community programs and information that can help you reduce the chances of a wildfire damaging or destroying your home. “Home hardening” means home improvements.  “Defensible space” means creating a plant and tree-free zone around your home.

Placer County Chipper Program The Placer County Resource Conservation District offers Vegetation Chipping services at $80 per hour or free for low income households or those with a disabled/handicap vehicle placard.

Contact chipper@placerrcd.org or call (530) 390-6680 to learn more.

Placer County Resource Conservation District Fire Safety Technical Assistance Program This program provides help with finding potential cost-share opportunities and technical assistance with mitigation actions including defensible space, home hardening, fuels reduction and management, prescribed burning, and timber harvest.

Contact cordi@placerrcd.org or call (530) 390-6680 to learn more

Firewise Trailer Education Program This program provides a rentable trailer that includes equipment, tools, and other information as a way to help landowners achieve defensible space and stay safe. It includes weed wrenches, a weed eater, leaf blower, pruners, loppers, shovels, brooms, rakes, electric chainsaws, and Firewise education material. 

Contact george@placerrcd.org or call (530) 390-6680 to learn more

Defensible Space Fuels Reduction Program This program exists to assist vulnerable residents in creating defensible space around their homes and properties. The program offers financial assistance of up to $5,000 per property to eligible property owners in Placer County who are low-income and elderly or disabled

Contact emaxwell@placer.ca.gov or call (530)-745-3062 to learn more.

Truckee Fire District Green Waste Dumpster Rebate Program This program provides up to $75 off on a 6 yard green waste dumpster rental to remove green waste and create defensible space for Truckee residents. 

Call (530) 582-7888 to learn more.

 

Local Wildfire Preparedness Resources

View contact information for Fire Safe Councils, Firewise Communities, and other programs that are working towards wildfire resilient communities.


Fire Safe Councils are community-led
organizations that mobilize residents
to protect their homes and communities
from wildfire.


Fire Safe Alliance Placer County

Contact: Luana Dowling
Phone: (530)-367-6159
Email: dowlingluana@gmail.com

Foresthill/Iowa Hill FSC          

Contact: Gary Kirk
Phone: (530)-367-2465
Email: gkirk@sebastiancorp.net

Greater Auburn Area FSC

Contact: Kevin Hanley
Email: Hanleykh@jps.net

North Auburn/Ophir FSC

Contact: Harley Don
Phone: (916)-801-6626
Email: naofsc@outlook.com

Placer Sierra FSC

Contact: Don Belden
Phone: (916) 240-8759
Email: dbelden@ncblasting.com

Alpine Meadows FSC

Contact: John Moise
Email: johnmoise@icloud.com

Greater Lincoln Area FSC

Contact: George Alves
Phone: (916) 343-6397
Email: galves.pcs@earthlink.net

 

Firewise Banner - Residents Reducing Wildfire Risks

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.


Agate Bay – Carnelian Bay
Alpine Meadows
Alpine Peaks
Alta
Auburn Valley – Auburn
Awali Heights – Auburn
Barbara Lane, Stanley Dr – Auburn
Black Oak Neighbors – Auburn
Brockway Springs POA – Kings Beach
CV Allen Drive – Auburn
Canyon Rim HOA – Auburn
Carnelian Woods Townhouse Association
Cerro Vista – Applegate
Chamberlands – Tahoma
Chambers Landing HOA – Tahoma
Chinquapin HOA – Tahoe City
Christian Valley West – Auburn
Church St. And Walters Way – Foresthill
Cold Springs from Happy Pines to Red Rock – Foresthill
Coyote Hill-Colfax Deer Ridge HOA – Auburn
Dollar Point Association
Double J Ranch – Auburn
Duncan Hill Road – Auburn
ECBRT Summit – Big Bend
Eaglecrest HOA – Auburn
Eden Valley View Estates HOA – Colfax
Edgehill – Auburn
Falcons Point – Auburn
Fernwood Court – Foresthill
Francisican Owners Association – Tahoe Vista
Frost Hill – Dutch Flat
Grand Oaks HOA – Auburn
Granlibakken Property Owners Association – Tahoe City
Greater Robie Area – Auburn
Green Leaf Lane – Foresthill
Happy Pines Dr. – Foresthill
Hidden Lakes Estates HOA – Granite Bay
Hillcrest/Oakleaf – Meadow Vista
Homewood HOA – Homewood
Kearsarge Mill – Alta
Kingswood HOA – Kings Beach
Kingswood Village POA – Kings Beach
Lahontan Community Association – Truckee
Lakeview Hills HOA – Granite Bay
Los Lagos – Granite Bay
Manzanita Ridge – Meadow Vista
Martis Camp Community Association – Truckee
Meadowbrook – Auburn
Monte Verde Estates – Foresthill
Monticello – Auburn
North Folk American River Basin – Truckee
Northshore Townhouse Association – Tahoe City
Northstar – Truckee
Olive Court/Meadow Oaks – Colfax
Olive Orchard – Auburn
Olympic Valley
Open Door Association – Tahoe Vista
Placer Canyon View HOA – Auburn
Ponderosa Ranchos – Truckee
Powerline Rd./Thomas St. – Foresthill
Ridge View – Foresthill
Saddleback HOA – Auburn
Sage Road Maintenance Association – Colfax
Schaffer’s Mill Golf and Lake – Truckee
Serene Lakes POA – Soda Springs
Shadow Rock Estates – Auburn
Sierra Foothills Estates – Auburn
Sierra Oaks Estates HOA – Colfax
Silverleaf – Foresthill
Sleepy Hollow HOA – Colfax
Snooks Rd Area – Colfax
St. Francis Lakeside Condominiums – Tahoe City
Sugar Bowl – Norden
Sugar Pine – Meadow Vista
Sugar Pine Mountain – Auburn
Tahoe Park – Tahoe City
Talmont – Tahoe City
Todd Valley: Glen Dr – Foresthill
Trailhead Estates – Foresthill
Vineyard Auburn
Vintage Oaks – Auburn
Vista Pines HOA – Tahoe Vista
Wagon Train Estates – Colfax
Walden Woods – Granite Bay
Walgra Meadows – Meadow Vista
West Lake – Loomis
Whittington Hill POA – Newcastle
Winchester Community Association – Meadow Vista
Yankee Jims – Foresthill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Tahoe Fire CERT

Contact: Michael Sacci
Email: sacci@ntfire.net

City of Lincoln CERT

Contact: Aaron Bjorgum
Phone: (916) 645-4040
Email: Aaron.Bjorgum@LincolnCA.gov

Wildfire Preparedness

View contact information for Fire Safe Councils, Firewise Communities, and other programs that are working towards wildfire resilient communities.

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Local Fire Departments and Government Agencies

Fire departments and government agencies in your area may be offering wildfire risk reduction programs and help.


Placer County Office of Emergency Services

Phone: (530) 886-5300
Email: placeroes@placer.ca.gov

968 Richardson Drive
Auburn, CA 95603

 

Placer County Fire Department

Phone: (530) 823-4904

13760 Lincoln Way
Auburn, CA 95603

Penryn Fire Protection District Fire Prevention

Phone: (916) 663-3389
Email: admin@penrynfire.ca.gov

7206 Church Street
Penryn CA 95663

Rocklin Fire Department Fire Prevention

Phone: (916) 625-5300
Email: fireprevention@rocklin.ca.us

4060 Rocklin Road
Rocklin, CA 95677

 

Olympic Valley Fire District

Phone: (530) 583-4692
Email: info@ovpsd.org

305 Olympic Valley Rd.
Olympic Valley, CA 96146

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