The Placer County Fire Safe Alliance provides community assistance, information, and educational programs to reduce the risks of wildfire danger to life and property in Placer County.

Services include:

• Public education on fire risk and hazard mitigation
• Assistance with fire mitigation planning efforts
• Prioritization and securing of funding for coordinated fire-safe projects and activities
• Monitoring and reviewing fire-safe activities to ensure alliance goals are met

Web pages

• Home - https://www.placer.ca.gov/5721/Fire-Safe-Alliance

Cal Fire serves and safeguards the people and protects the property and resources of California. Cal Fire is dedicated to the fire protection and stewardship of over 31 million acres of California's privately-owned wildland and provides varied emergency services in 36 of the State's 58 counties via contracts with local governments.
Cal Fire duties include:

• Issuing burn permits and campfire permits
• Coordinating the RVETS program in partnership with California Department of Veterans Affairs and the California National Guard to streamline employment opportunities to returning veterans (RVETS=Returning Veterans; Enlisting Their Skills for CAL FIRE Service)
• Offering Fire Fighter 1 seasonal, temporary work outdoors with access to health benefits and opportunities to work in various locations throughout the state as well as a variety of other Fire Protection and Forester careers.
• Providing a Statewide Fire Map and incident information (for occurances such as large, extended-day wildfires (10…

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Placer County Fire Department (PCFD) provides all fire and emergency medical services. Through a Cooperative Fire Protection Agreement with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) which was initiated in 1974, PCFD integrates state and local firefighting resources, career and volunteer, into an effective combination fire department.

Web pages

• Placer County Fire Dept. - https://www.placer.ca.gov/7625/Fire-Department
• Fire Stations - https://www.placer.ca.gov/7646/Fire-Stations

Placer County Fire Department has 16 fire stations.

• Bowman Station 10 - Cal Fire/PCFD Headquarters
  • ​13760 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA  95603, 530-823-4270
• Foresthill Station 11
  • 25150 Foresthill Road, Foresthill, CA 95631, 530-367-3111
• Colfax Station 30 - serves Colfax and Gold Run
  • 24020 Fowler Road, Colfax, CA 95713, 530-346-6776
• Dutch Flat Station 32 - an unstaffed reserve/volunteer station
  • 980 Sacramento Street, Dutch-Flat, CA 95714, 530-889-0111
• Alta Station 33 - serves the Interstate 80 corridor from Alta to the top of Donner Summit
  • 33333 Alta Forestry Road, Alta, CA 95701, 530-389-2234
• City of Colfax Station 36 - an unstaffed/reserve volunteer station that serves the downtown area of the City of Colfax
  • 33 Church Street, Colfax, CA 95713, 530-889-0111
• City of Colfax Station 37 - an unstaffed reserve/volunteer station on the north end of Colfax.  It serves the City of Colfax and the area around Rollins Reservoir.…

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The California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) provides tools and resources for Californians who have been impacted by disasters.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.caloes.ca.gov/

The CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal provides and maintains the Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) Map to identify areas throughout California with varying levels of wildfire risk. 

The map assesses potential wildfire hazards based on factors like vegetation, topography, weather patterns, and historical fire activity.

About the Map:

• Risk Levels: The map classifies areas into three categories:
  • Moderate: Areas with a low-to-moderate risk of wildfire due to vegetation type and density.
  • High: Areas with conditions that increase the likelihood of wildfire spread.
  • Very High: Areas where wildfire behavior is expected to be extreme, posing the highest risk to life, property, and natural resources.

The map allows users to enter an address to determine the fire hazard severity for specific locations.

Web pages

• Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map - https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/community-wildfire-preparedness-and-mitigation/fire-ha…

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The Prepare for Wildfire web pages provide fire-related information.

• Get Ready - Defensible Space, Hardening Your Home, Fire-Resistant Landscaping
• Get Set - Wildfire Action Plan, Prepare Your Family, Emergency Supply Kit, Insurance Preparedness
• Go! Evacuation Guide - Pre-Evacuation Preparation Steps, Power Outage Information, Evacuation Steps
• Animal Evacuation
• What To Do If Trapped
  
  

Web pages

• Prepare for Wildfire - https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/
• Get Ready - https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/get-ready/
• Get Set - https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/get-set/
• Animal Evacuation - https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/go-evacuation-guide/animal-evacuation/
• What To Do If Trapped - https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/go-evacuation-guide/what-to-do-if-trapped/

The Cal Fire Statewide Fire Map & Incident Information Center can be found here.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/

Attention: CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit Suspends Burning starting June 23

• https://www.facebook.com/CALFIRENEU/posts/cal-fire-nevada-yuba-placer-unitsuspends-burning-monday-june-23rd-at-8am/1041915321449127/
  
• https://yubanet.com/regional/cal-fire-nevada-yuba-placer-unit-suspends-burning-starting-june-23/
  

This is in effect until the end of the fire 2025 fire season.  

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CAL FIRE Burn Permit Responsibility Area Viewer shows if properties are located within CAL FIRE's State Responsibility Area (SRA).

CAL FIRE

​During certain times of the year and in certain parts of the state, residential landscape debris burning of dead vegetation is allowed. However, homeowners should always check with their local fire station or CAL FIRE station, as well as local air quality management agency before burning. Burn permits are required many places and during the dry months, CAL FIRE prohibits burning altogether. CAL FIRE issues burn permits for their jurisdictions and posts burn day stat…

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Arson-caused Fire Suspicions

Contact Cal Fire's Law Enforcement Officers. Preventing fires is a vital part of Cal Fire's mission. If you suspect an arson-caused fire call Cal Fire's Arson Hotline at 1-800-468-4408 with information about suspicious fires. You can remain anonymous.

What to Expect After a Wildfire

Cal Fire offers information on Cal Fire's Ready for Wildfire: After a Wildfire webpage.

Returning Home

Cal Fire offers post wildfire resources, including safety tips, on Cal Fire's Ready for Wildfire: Returning Home webpage.

Cal Fire's Returning Home After a Wildfire Checklist (PDF document) is available here.

Rebuilding

Visit Cal Fire's Ready for Wildfire: Rebuilding webpage here. Information includes what to do before cleaning up following a wildfire, and key considerations for determining which approach to use (such as a government-run debris removal program).

Who Can Help

Cal Fire's Ready for Wildfire: Who Can Help webpage includes information and links to federal, state, and non-gov…

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