Category: Gov

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Diamond Springs Fire Safe Council – Statement Re Dorado Oaks

Statement by the Diamond Springs Fire Safe Council to the Diamond Springs – El Dorado Advisory Committee and Supervisor Wendy Thomas Regarding the Proposed Dorado Oaks Subdivision.

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Firefighting Classified as Carcinogenic to Humans

IMG: A crew from Minnesota mopping up on the King Fire east of Placerville, California in 2014. Incident Management Team photo.

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Cal Fire Mark Abeloe Promotion to Battalion Chief

Type-1 Firefighter Hand Crew program as a Captain of the Placerville Center FFI Hand Crew.

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Fire Crews Warn of Uptick in Barbecue Fires in El Dorado Hills

El Dorado Hills Fire Department on Friday, “Over the past two weeks, the El Dorado Hills Fire Department has responded to three fires starting from a BBQ.”

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El Dorado County Drought Information

Current Predominate Drought Status in El Dorado County as of 6/28/2022: SEVERE DROUGHT

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Firefighters Extinguish Shingle Springs Barn Fire

French Creek Rd and Hidden Circle area of Shingle Springs

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California’s FAIR Plan Accused of Wrongly Denying Wildfire Claims

“Families across our state are already struggling under the exorbitant cost of housing,” said Wendy Thomas, a county supervisor in El Dorado County, which was devastated by the Caldor Fire last year. “And seniors on fixed incomes are finding it nearly impossible to have adequate insurance that they can actually afford. The alternative is to underinsure your property and pray you never use it.”