(InEDC) BY George Turnboo, EDC Supervisor District 2 Published: 08/15/23 8:03 AM PST
Remember the Caldor Fire of 2021. We are in the post-fire recovery mode without yet knowing how it began. We know what caused the fire to grow out of control: a lack of forest management policies, reduction in logging, completion of fuel reduction projects, and an outdated firefighting strategy. The community of Grizzly Flats still has tremendous needs to restore what has been lost. El Dorado County is still working to get FEMA Individual Assistance, or any Federal or State assistance to help residents of Grizzly Flats and the West Slope. We will continue to push for individual assistance, encourage infrastructure rebuilding efforts and better prepare for disaster emergencies with the lessons learned during the Caldor Fire.
We encourage El Dorado County residents to keep the Grizzly Flats restoration effort in their thoughts and help in any way to rebuild the community.
Review District 2 Caldor Fire Research
The following are links to Caldor Fire related sources.
Presentation to Western Caucus Foundation
El Dorado County Caldor Fire Information
El Dorado County Caldor Fire Recovery
Documentaries
Burning Grizzly Flats: Could the Caldor Fire has been avoided? (ABC10)
What Happened At Grizzly Flats? (60 Minutes)
A look at the Grizzly Flats neighborhood damaged in El Dorado County (KCRA3)
Projects
Trestle Forest Health Project EIS (USFS)
Maps
El Dorado County Structure Loss Map
El Dorado County Historic Fire Map
Statistics
Historic Sierra Nevada Timber Harvest Data
El Dorado County Losses Due To Caldor Fire
Grizzly Flats CSD Losses Due To Caldor Fire
Caldor Fire Statistics And Talking Points
