If you are on the Fair Plan, on 11/152025, the discounts for defensible space work changed. Previously, homeowners received discounts only if they met all requirements in a category. This …
National Institute of Business Sciences. There are affordable and highlycost-effective strategies that policymakers, building owners, and the building industry can deploy to reduce the impacts of fire, wind, flood, and …
Fall 2024. Publication by the El Dorado County Fire Safe Council (EDCFSC) discussing: – Eaves: Home hardening spotlight including how to close in soffits– Fire Safe Council Doings/helpful programs– Wildlife …
California’s Home Insurance Crisis: How did we get here and what’s being done? Hundreds of thousands of Californians have found getting homeowners insurance is increasingly difficult and expensive. ABC10 dives …
The Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) — the research affiliate of NFPA® — commissioned a comprehensive survey of residents, fire departments, and local governments in California and Oregon with the …
El Dorado County is one of seven counties to receive placement on the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Fire Risk Reduction List. This recognition highlights local agencies throughout …
Thank you to everyone for coming out to support your Firewise Community. Pam Wilson gave an update for last year’s defensible space activity. Mary Beth Bykowsky gave us an update from …
Camino, Calif. (April 22, 2024) – CAL FIRE has announced that Residential Burn Permits will be required effective May 1, 2024 in El Dorado County. Permits expire annually, at the …
As part of our requirements to maintain our Firewise Certification we are holding an annual meeting on April 16 at 6 p.m at the Ponderosa Fire Station. We look forward …
This story is part of the third season of KQED’s podcast Sold Out: Rethinking Housing in America. You can find that series here and read about why KQED chose to …
