CAL FIRE

Sacramento December 8, 2021 – The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) announced the availability of up to $240 million for Fire Prevention and Forest Health grant projects. CAL FIRE is soliciting applications for projects that prevent catastrophic wildfires, protect communities, and restore forests to healthy, functioning ecosystems while also sequestering carbon […]

Sacramento – If harnessing your inner chef with creative culinary skills this Thanksgiving is at the top of your holiday to-do list, make sure you don’t leave your cooking area unattended so that cooking accidents can be avoided. According to FEMA’s National Data Center, cooking is the leading cause of all Thanksgiving Day fires and […]

Auburn October 23, 2021 – Effective Monday, October 25, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. 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 open burning on permissible burn days. Agriculture burns within […]

The Bridge Fire started on September 5, 2021 at 12:50 PM and burned a total of 411 acres in the Auburn State Recreation Area. CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire Department Law Enforcement Investigators have determined this fire to be arson. This is an active case, and CAL FIRE Law Enforcement continues to work on determining the […]

Auburn – CAL FIRE / Placer County Fire Department Law Enforcement arrested Levi Smith, age 34, a resident of Newcastle, for one count of recklessly causing a fire. Levi Smith is accused of recklessly causing a fire on a vacant parcel of private property, near a walking trail behind 1910 Auburn Folsom Road, Newcastle, CA […]

Nevada County – The Bennett Fire started in Nevada County on August 25, 2021 at 3:31 PM and burned a total of 59.3 acres. The fire was 100% contained on August 29, 2021. CAL FIRE Investigators were immediately dispatched to the fire and began working to determine the origin and cause of the fire. This […]

The River Fire started in Placer County on August 4, 2021 at 1:59 PM and burned a total of 2,619 acres. 142 structures were destroyed in Placer and Nevada Counties. The fire was contained on August 13, 2021. CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire Department Investigators were immediately dispatched to the River Fire and began working to […]

WHAT: Community meetingWHEN: Saturday, August 7, 2021 – 10:00 a.m.WHERE: Bear River High School11130 Magnolia RoadGrass Valley, CA 95949And via www.facebook.com/CALFIRENEU Residents are invited to a community meeting where representatives from various agencies will present updated information regarding the River Fire. Scheduled to appear: CALFIRE, Nevada County Sheriff’s Department, Nevada County Government, and Nevada County […]

I am deeply saddened to report the passing of Fire Apparatus Engineer Chris Wurster. Chris lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, June 26, 2021. Chris worked his entire 13-year career in the Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit, assigned to different stations and most recently as part of the team at the Grass Valley Air Attack Base. Chris […]

Effective June 6, 2021, CAL FIRE will increase to peak staffing levels in Nevada, Yuba and Placer Counties. As an all hazards emergency service department, CAL FIRE maintains staffing year around, but provides surge capacity during the critical fire season months. This peak staffing includes 22 fire engines, 4 bulldozers, 2 CDCR Type I hand […]

Auburn – On Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at approximately 1:00 PM, CAL FlRE received a report of a female wearing all black clothing lighting fires along Scott Grant Road near Beacon Lane, in the community of Loma Rica, CA. The first on scene CAL FIRE resource secured the scene of two small fires along 12328 […]

AUBURN May 20, 2021 – 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 within the State Responsibility Area of Nevada, Yuba, and Placer Counties. This suspension takes effect 8:00 am, Monday, […]

Auburn May 18, 2021 – South Placer County residents may see smoke today Tuesday, May 18th, 2021. CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire Department is preparing for the annual Fiddyment Burn with area fire agencies and volunteer firefighters as a training exercise and fuel reduction project. Today’s effort will focus on burning the edges of the burn […]

Camino May 9, 2021 – The increasing fire danger posed by dead grass, dry brush and live vegetation combined with hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CAL FIRE to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State Responsibility Areas of Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, Sacramento and San Joaquin Counties. This […]

CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire is implementing a live fire operation on the Mt. Howell Fire Lookout State property in Placer County near Colfax. Weather conditions permitting, the burn will begin Friday May 7th at 09:00 am and be completed by 3:00 pm on Friday May 7th. This burn will help eliminate the up to 3 […]

Auburn, Calif. April 29, 2021 – Saturday, May 1st, 2021, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit will require burn permits for residential vegetative material pile burning within Nevada, Yuba, and Placer Counties. • Burning can only be done on permissive burn days. To find out if it is a […]

Auburn April 22, 2021 – Each year CAL FIRE, in cooperation with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), the California Conservation Corps (CCC) and the California National Guard prepare and certify firefighting hand crews for fire season. CAL FIRE is hosting our annual Type I Fire Crew Certification Exercises this year at the […]

Camino December 17, 2020 – After nearly 29 years of CAL FIRE Service, Scott Lindgren retired from his post as the Unit Chief of the Amador-El Dorado Unit (AEU) on 12/4/20. We appreciate his commitment and service to CAL FIRE and the State of California and wish him the best with his new ventures. The […]