Breaking: 20 Cdf Camino St Camino Fire reported in El Dorado County on Jan. 29

First discovered: 2:01 p.m. Jan. 29 A new wildfire was reported today at 2:01 p.m. in in El Dorado County, California. 20 Cdf ...

Update: Prescribed fire Tobacco Gulch burns 215 acres in El Dorado County since Jan. 18

The pile burning project, known as Tobacco Gulch, was initiated 12:39 p.m. Jan. 18 in in El Dorado County, California. The ...
Mountain Democrat

Fire closes Main Street

The downtown Placerville lunch rush was interrupted by smoke, prompting a heavy and immediate response from local fire ...

In El Dorado County, wildfire safety features are a selling point for new homes

At a new neighborhood in Cameron Park, L.A.-based developer KB Home is touting features intended to make homes more resilient ...
KQED

Sierra Foothills Community Could Provide Blueprint For Building Homes In Era Of Megafires

State officials are increasingly looking to fire-hardened construction to keep housing both insurable and habitable.

Major home developer unveils Northern California's first wildfire-prepared neighborhood

A major home developer is rethinking how communities are built in wildfire-prone areas and the future is taking shape in El ...
Mountain Democrat

EDH Fire Impact Fees on the rise

Developers and individuals pulling building permits within the boundaries of the El Dorado Hills Fire Department’s jurisdiction will soon see changes to the fees they must pay.
KQED

Living With Fire: Inside Northern California’s First ‘Wildfire-Prepared Neighborhood’

The new Stone Canyon development in El Dorado County was built with wildfire in mind. It could offer a blueprint for building — and insuring — homes in an era of megafires.