Residents in the areas of El Dorado Hills, Latrobe and parts of Folsom may see smokey skies over several days this week due to a fire prevention operation in the area. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Amador-El Dorado Unit will be conducting a prescribed burn on the Deer Creek Hills Vegetation Management Project, west of the town of Latrobe in Sacramento County. The area is south of Folsom and southwest of El Dorado Hills.
The prescribed burn is scheduled from Tuesday June 11 through 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. dependent on any restrictions set forth by the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District and favorable fire weather conditions. Smoke will be visible in the area.
The purpose is to burn approximately 220 acres throughout the week to remove highly flammable grass and oak woodland within the VMP to create a fuel break and increase fire protection for communities. Additionally, this burn will provide new firefighters with the opportunity to gain live fire experience and learn safe, effective fire suppression techniques. Simultaneously, a fire investigation training class will be held, focusing on wildland fire cause and determination.
The purpose is to burn approximately 220 acres throughout the week to remove highly Rammable grass and oak woodland within the VMP to create a fuel break and increase fire protection for communities. Additionally, this burn will provide new firefighters with the opportunity to gain live fire experience and learn safe, effective fire suppression techniques, Simultaneously, a fire investigation training class will be held, focusing on wildland fire cause and determination
This project adds to significant work underway throughout the state and brings California one step closer towards meeting state fuels reduction goals directed by the California Fire Plan and the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan, To track the progress being made, both in your community and throughout California, visit the CAL FIRE fuels reduction dashboard at hites/umetre.ca.cov/shatme-do/natural: rescurce managementruels-reduction.
The Sacramento Valley Conservancy, Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department, El Dorado Hills Fire Department, and Folsom Fire Department will also be assisting with the project
Al CAL FIRE prescribed burns are evaluated hourly on the day of the bum, utilizing a Go/No Go checklist that is based on weather, rescurce availability, and incident activity If burning conditions become unfavorable for a safe, controlled burn, operations will be immediately stopped