EL DORADO COUNTY RELEASES DRAFT WILDFIRE PLAN

Published on May 16, 2025

EL DORADO COUNTY RELEASES DRAFT WILDFIRE PLAN

(PLACERVILLE, CA) – 

The El Dorado County Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience, in partnership with the El Dorado County Fire Safe Council, has announced the release of the Draft 2025 Western El Dorado County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). Public comment on the draft CWPP can be submitted to wildfireready@edcgov.us through June 9, 2025.

“A Community Wildfire Protection Plan is a locally driven, collaborative plan that identifies wildfire risks, prioritizes hazardous fuel reduction projects, and outlines actions to improve wildfire preparedness and resilience.” said Tanya Harlow, El Dorado County Fire Safe Coordinator.

Once completed and approved, the CWPP will improve access to State and federal funding for projects that assist individual homeowners and communities in El Dorado County reduce their risk from wildfire. This includes defensible space around homes, structural improvements to harden homes against wildfire and strategic vegetation treatment projects around communities to reduce the intensity of wildfires.

“This plan is the result of a coordinated and collaborative effort over the last year between fire safe councils, agencies, and individual neighborhoods and truly reflects how we are working together in El Dorado County to protect our homes and communities from wildfires” said Ken Pimlott, Chair of the El Dorado County Fire Safe Council.

El Dorado County is hosting two virtual workshops via Zoom to answer questions regarding the public comment process:

Tuesday, May 20 | 6:00–7:00 PM

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89983768857?pwd=p1xAb1CWCs5klVx36IEQdXHYgVZx4e.1

Meeting ID: 899 8376 8857               Passcode: 583372       Dial in number:  1 (669) 900-6833 

Thursday, May 29 | 6:00–7:00 PM

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88352589529?pwd=vnOxrglsKl6nkIZwXmm4VnTmfFagqY.1

Meeting ID: 883 5258 9529               Passcode: 089769       Dial in number:  1 (669) 900-6833

Additional information on the CWPP and El Dorado County’s wildfire preparedness activities can be found at the Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience website.

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