Auburn, Calif. December 7, 2023 – Effective Friday, December 8, 2023, at 8:00 AM the burn suspension in Nevada, Yuba, Placer and Sierra Counties will be lifted. CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit Chief Brian Estes is formally cancelling the burn suspension and advises residents that they may resume burning on permissible burn days (Open Burning). Non-residential […]
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CAL FIRE announces funding to help Californians prevent, mitigate & prepare for the threat of wildfire
Sacramento November 1, 2023 – As part of the Governor’s Wildfire and Forest Resilience Strategy, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is announcing the availability of up to $117 million in funding for local projects that address the risk of wildfire and reduce wildfire potential to communities, through the department’s Wildfire […]
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CAL FIRE AEU: Burn Permit Suspension Lifted in Lake Tahoe Basin and Alpine County Only
Camino – Effective at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 14, CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit Chief Mike Blankenheim is formally lifting the burn permit suspension in the State Responsibility Areas of the Lake Tahoe Basin and Alpine County ONLY. The burn permit suspension remains in effect for Amador County, El Dorado County west of Echo […]
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CAL FIRE Burn Permit Suspension Lifts Oct. 13 for Nevada, Placer, Yuba and Sierra counties
Auburn – Effective Friday, October 13th, 2023, the burn permit suspension in the State Responsibility Areas of Nevada, Yuba, Placer, and Sierra Counties will be lifted. CAL FIRE Unit Chief Brian Estes is formally canceling the burn permit suspension and advises that those possessing current and valid agriculture and residential burn permits can now resume […]
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CAL FIRE Urges Caution this Fire Prevention Week
Sacramento – CAL FIRE is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) to promote this year’s Fire Prevention WeekTM (FPW) campaign, “Cooking safety starts with YOU. Pay attention to fire preventionTM.” The campaign provides an opportunity to educate everyone about the simple but important actions individuals can take to keep themselves and those […]
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Mt. Howell Vegetation Management Project on Oct. 9
Auburn – Smoke may be visible in Colfax and the surrounding community Monday, October 9, 2023. CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire Department is conducting a fuel reduction project using live fire operations on the Mt. Howell Fire Lookout property in Placer County near Colfax. Weather conditions permitting, the burn will begin Monday, October 9th at 9:00 […]
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40 by 40 Firefighter relay race to raise funds for breast cancer screenings
On October 28th, 2023, teams of CAL FIRE Firefighters will be participating in a 40-mile relay foot race. This all-day event will start at Smartsville at 8:30 am, run through the San Juan Ridge, over Purdon Crossing, through Nevada City and Grass Valley, and end at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital at around 4:30 pm. Teams […]
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Mt. Howell Vegetation Management Project
Auburn- Smoke may be visible in Colfax and the surrounding community Monday, October 2, 2023. CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire Department is conducting a fuel reduction project using live fire operations on the Mt. Howell Fire Lookout property in Placer County near Colfax. Weather conditions permitting, the burn will begin Monday, October 2nd at 09:00 am, […]
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Ready For Wildfire: Grant Funding To Create Wildfire Prepared Communities
Sacramento – Homeowners in six California counties will soon begin receiving home retrofits with ignition resistant materials to California’s most vulnerable populations as part of the California Wildfire Mitigation Program. The pilot home hardening initiative provides funding for defensible space and ignition resistant retrofits to harden approximately 2,500 homes in six counties over the next […]
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CAL FIRE Issues Urgent Warning Regarding Incursions of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Sacramento – CAL FIRE, alongside our cooperators, wishes to issue an urgent warning regarding the incursion of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, into firefighting airspace. These incursions have raised serious concerns as they have led to the temporary suspension of critical aerial firefighting operations on a half-dozen incidents so far this year. […]
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CAL FIRE seeks public and private landowner help in important annual cone survey
Sacramento – CAL FIRE’s Lewis A. Moran Reforestation Center (LAMRC) needs your help in reforesting California and is looking to members of the public and private landowners to assist in the yearly Cone Crop Survey. The Reforestation Services Program is responsible for cone surveys across the entire state and rely heavily on the expertise of […]
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CAL FIRE Suspends Burn Permits in Nevada, Yuba, Placer and Sierra Counties starting June 26th
Auburn – After a wet winter and above average snowpack, warming temperatures and winds are quickly drying out the abundant annual grass crop. The increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CAL FIRE to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning […]
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First-of-its-kind fund provides support and protection for prescribed fire and cultural burning, reducing wildfire risks in California
(Sacramento, CA) Today, the State of California will roll out a first-of-its-kind approach to curbing the state’s catastrophic wildfire problem by providing new protections for prescribed fire and cultural burning practitioners. The $20 million allocated for the “Prescribed Fire Liability Claims Fund Pilot” will cover losses in the rare instance that a prescribed or cultural […]
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Arson Arrest in Mariposa County Oak Fire
Mariposa, CA – CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers arrested 71-year-old Edward Fredrick Wackerman on Friday, June 16, 2023, in Mariposa County. Through an extensive investigation Wackerman, a local Mariposa resident, was identified as the suspect responsible for igniting the Oak fire in July 2022. The Oak fire occurred in the Midpines area in Mariposa County. […]
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CAL FIRE Suspends Burn Permits in Calaveras, Tuolumne, Eastern San Joaquin, and Eastern Stanislaus Counties
San Andreas – After another wet winter and above average snowpack, warming temperatures and winds are quickly drying out the abundant annual grass crop. The increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit (TCU) to suspend all burn permits […]
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CAL FIRE Burn Permits Required May 1, 2023
Editor’s note May 1, 2023 at 6:10 PM Here’s a little life hack for you: Starting today, burn permits are required. You can get them online at https://burnpermit.fire.ca.gov/ 24/7. If you prefer to interact with a live person, or have an aversion to online forms – go to a fire station. They will help you […]
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CAL FIRE’s Crew Readiness Drill underway – photos
CAL FIRE hosted their annual Type I Fire Crew Certification Exercises this year at the Reader Ranch in Nevada County. These exercises, held around the state, are an important part of certifying our Fire Crews in preparation for the upcoming wildfire season. Fire Crews not only perform wildland firefighting, but participate in search and rescue, […]
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CAL FIRE Launches New Online Burn Permit Application, Streamlining Process for Residents, Landowners, and Prescribed Fire Practitioners
Sacramento – CAL FIRE has launched a new Online Burn Permit application platform that offers the public a user-friendly way to request a burn permit. Burn permits that are available on this platform include the following: The permits are for projects located within the State Responsibility Area and other jurisdictions where CAL FIRE has authority […]
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CAL FIRE releases updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map for public comment, will host 57 Public Hearings throughout CA
Sacramento – CAL FIRE – Office of the State Fire Marshal this week will begin a public comment period for the regulatory adoption process to update the existing map that captures Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ), which is a comprehensive map that ranks California’s State Responsibility Area (SRA)—or rural, unincorporated areas—based on the likelihood different […]