Amador Fire Safe

Our Mission Statement

To Protect the people of Amador County and their
property from the effects of catastrophic wildfire
through education, cooperation, innovation and action.

Our Goals

· Promote a healthy forest.
· Improve air and water quality.
· Reduce the potential for fire loss damage.
· Improve fire safety by reducing dangerous fuel loads.
· Educate the public about fire threat
and fire prevention measures.
· Reduce vegetation waste stream to landfills.
· Coordinate a Countywide Fire Plan,
with the cooperation of local fire agencies.
· Improve circulation for evacuation.
· Serve community and neighborhood
fire safety needs.
· Operate through in-kind donations,
grants and financial contributions.

January 19, 2012

CAL FIRE Opens Burning in Amador and El Dorado Counties

Camino - "With the anticipated series of winter storms moving through northern California, the burn restrictions have been lifted. It is a great relief to see some normal winter weather patterns returning to our area" states Unit Chief Kelly Keenan of the Amador-El Dorado Unit of CAL FIRE. "I know it was confusing for the public when it is very cold to freezing overnight and yet they could not burn their debris piles, but a single step outside into to the critically dry leaf litter illustrated the need to restrict burning in January. We chased small fires all over the unit and even though none of the fires grew large, the potential was clearly there" adds Chief Keenan.