SCLAR trains for large tasks Feb 2, 2024 South County Large Animal Rescue volunteers and representatives from the El Dorado County Office of Emergency Services, Cal Fire and Animal Se…
You've got mail: Grizzly Flat Post Office reopens Feb 2, 2024 It has been said many times in various ways by the Grizzly Flat community.
Caldor Fire recovery: Relief to come from tiny homes Jan 22, 2024 El Dorado County is one step closer to drafting a tiny homes ordinance that will make it easier for property owners to build small dwelling un…
Cunha facing 12 felony counts related to explosives crimes Updated Jan 18, 2024 Benjamin Cunha, a convicted arsonist and former firefighter accused of using and possessing unlawful destructive devices or explosives, pleade…
Former firefighter, convicted arsonist suspected of placing explosives Updated Jan 17, 2024 Former Placerville resident Benjamin Cunha, who was previously in prison for arson, was arrested Friday on a search warrant related to "improv…
Study finds forests healthier when burned — or thinned Jan 12, 2024 A 20-year experiment in the Sierra Nevada confirms that different forest management techniques, prescribed burning, restoration thinning or a …
Grizzly Flat recovery: Another step in rebuilding gives message of 'strength and resilience' Updated Jan 10, 2024 Residents of fire-torn Grizzly Flat often spoke of their community bulletin board that was next to the post office, serving as a conduit for i…
In the news in 2023: Signs of recovery in Grizzly Flat Jan 3, 2024 The 2021 Caldor Fire devastated the community of Grizzly Flat, burning hundreds of structures. Rebuilding has been piecemeal but two years lat…
Caldor Fire investigation: Court finds 'Insufficient evidence' against Smiths Updated Jan 4, 2024 The father and son accused of causing the Caldor Fire strode out of El Dorado County Superior Court with smiles on their faces Friday afternoo…
BOMUSD forestry gets $400K Cal Fire grant Dec 22, 2023 The Black Oak Mine Unified School District will get more than $430,000 from the Cal Fire Wood Products and Bioenergy Grants Program.
Fire fuels team busy in Tahoe Basin Dec 18, 2023 Tahoe’s trees are now draped in snow, and wildfire is not top of mind for most people. The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team, however, is taking actio…
Placerville gets $1M for police, fire facility Dec 11, 2023 The city of Placerville was the recipient of a surprise early Christmas present this year when state Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil announced she sec…
Caldor Fire pretrial: Defense disputes 'outlandish' bullet theory Updated Dec 4, 2023 After nearly two years of delays and rescheduling, the pretrial hearing for the father and son accused of starting the Caldor Fire began Tuesd…
Medic 89, now 86, finds a new home Nov 24, 2023 Cameron Park’s ambulance has moved down the road — about 4 miles.
$170M in funding aims to address forest risks Nov 20, 2023 SACRAMENTO — Cal Fire has announced the availability of up to $120 million for forest health and $50 million for post-fire reforestation and r…
EID crew clearing right-of-way access Nov 20, 2023 The El Dorado Irrigation District is making significant headway as it approaches the completion of the second season of its vegetation right-o…
Placerville now a Firewise Community Updated Nov 22, 2023 Through efforts by the Placerville Fire Safe Council, the entire city of Placerville has been certified as a National Fire Protection Associat…
Camper fire Updated Nov 13, 2023 El Dorado County Fire Protection District Engine 26 and Medic 25 were called to a camper fire on Highway 49 just north of Placerville city lim…
Spark to reality — EDH Fire Training Center officially open Nov 6, 2023 With appreciation to those who sparked the idea to build a firefighters training center in El Dorado Hills, the EDH Fire Department officially…
Weekend winds call for burn ban in western El Dorado County Oct 27, 2023 Due to the upcoming fire weather watch and elevated fire danger, CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit will be suspending all burning in Amador Count…
Caldor Fire aftermath: County crafting its own tiny home ordinance Updated Oct 26, 2023 George Turnboo's campaign to bring tiny homes to El Dorado County has gained traction following the Board of Supervisors' direction to county …
Burn suspension lifted Updated Oct 24, 2023 Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit Chief Mike Blankenheim has formally lifted the burn permit suspension in the Amador-El Dorado Unit State Respon…
Magnum on duty Updated Oct 6, 2023 A large crowd gathered as smoke billowed from a structure located off Pleasant Valley Road at around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. When El Dorado County…
Firefighters jump on Cameron Park brush fire Oct 4, 2023 Fire crews doused a less than an acre vegetation fire in the Cameron Park area the evening of Sept. 27.Â
Eldorado National Forest to resume prescribed burning Sep 27, 2023 Eldorado National Forest officials plan to resume their prescribed burning program as conditions are favorable for burning.
Cameron Park keeps on truckin' toward new engine Sep 27, 2023 The Cameron Park Community Services District Board of Directors voted Sept. 20 to continue with the planned purchase of a nearly $400,000 fire…
