El Dorado Hills Firefighters partner with El Dorado Hills CSD and El Dorado County to preserve a Christmas Tradition for the community. For the past many years, El Dorado Hills Firefighters have decorated the "unofficial" community Christmas tree located at the El Dorado Hills Senior Center. The sparkling tree spread holiday joy to residents passing by in the evenings between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.
El Dorado Hills Community Blood Drive takes place on Monday, November 26th from 1:30PM - 6:30PM. Location is at CSD/Pavilions Building. View the flyer...
All RESIDENTIAL "DOORYARD" (FORM LE-62 a and b) BURNING PERMITS within State Responsibility Area and Local Responsibility Areas under contract to CAL FIRE will be SUSPENDED beginning 08:00 hours August 15, 2012. Previously issued "Dooryard" permits will no longer be valid.
EDHFD and the Board of Directors have been evaluating multiple options to repair or improve the deteriorating conditions of Station 84 (located on Francisco Drive). It was decided by the Board of Directors to keep Station 84 at that location and to demolish the existing building and build a new station. For more information, please see the attachments below. If you have further questions, please contact Deputy Chief Jim O'Camb at (916) 933-6623 ext.13.
Flags are at Half Staff in honor of Sergeant Sky Mote who lost his life in the line of duty. Staff Sergeant Mote will be returning to Northern California August 17, 2012 at approximately 1630hrs. The El Dorado Hills Fire Department will honor Staff Sergeant Mote's sacrifice and the loss to his family by posting fire apparatus at the following locations during the period of time that Staff Sergeant Mote and family travel from McClellan Air Force Base to Green Valley Mortuary.
Approximately 300 homes are affected by a power outage in the El Dorado Hills community located southeast of Serrano and Silva Valley Parkway. For residents that are affected by this outage, four Cooling Stations have been set up. If you have any questions, please contact us at (916) 933-6623.
The El Dorado Hills Fire Department is CLOSED for HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION this Saturday, June 16th due to projected high temperatures.
Saturday, June 9 saw a mass of firefighters descend on the Lake Hills community in El Dorado Hills. A total of 18 agencies, from law enforcement to fire districts and animal control, held a massive training exercise, fighting an imaginary fire and evacuating residents. Read on...
Surprising El Dorado Hills firefighter Jeno Inzerillo with the Rotary Club of El Dorado Hills Firefighter of the Year award wasn't easy. "When I told Jeno to report to the senior center I think he though we were retiring him out," joked EDH Fire Chief Dave Roberts and Wednesday's breakfast meeting. Read on...
El Dorado Hills County Water District - Notice hereby is given that an Election will be held in this district on November 6, 2012. The names of the offices for which candidates may be nominated are as follows: Two Full Terms to Expire 12/2/2016, currently held by: John Hidahl and Charles Hartley. Read on for more details...
Effective June 11, 2012, the Bureau of Land Management is implementing fire restrictions on all BLM-managed public lands within the Mother Lode Field Office boundary. This includes BLM-managed public lands in Nevada, Yuba, Placer, El Dorado, Amador, Sacramento, Calaveras, Tuolumne, Stanislaus, Sutter, and Mariposa counties, a total of about 230,000 acres. The fire restrictions will remain in effect until further notice. Read on...
California Declares May 6-12 "Wildfire Awareness Week" CAL FIRE Encourages Wildfire PreparednessSacramento – Devastating wildfires threaten California every year, and to ensure Californians are ready, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. declared May 6-12, 2012 as "Wildfire Awareness Week". CAL FIRE is taking advantage of Wildfire Awareness Week to remind residents of the dangers from wildfires and the simple steps they can take to prepare for them. Read on...
Camino – All burn permits within the State Responsibility Area (SRA) in Amador County and on the western slope of El Dorado County will be suspended at 8 am Monday July 2nd. Unit Chief Kelly Keenan of the Amador-El Dorado Unit of CAL FIRE, has signed a proclamation suspending burn permits (LE-62a's, LE-5's). Chief Keenan adds "time is running out for you to be able to burn your four foot by four foot residential burn piles, so please take this opportunity to complete your burn projects now on permissive burn days. But if you feel it is unsafe to burn because of the conditions in your neighborhood (outdoor temperature, wind, terrain, etc.) hold off until the winter to complete your burning" cautions Chief Keenan who adds "recently we have responded to a number of fires caused by residential debris piles that have escaped the control of the landowner. We even responded to a fire caused by a golf cart driven into high, dry weeds, so everyone needs to be extremely cautious with everything they are doing that can cause a fire." Read on...
Wells Fargo Insurance Services is partnering with Fireman's Fund Insurance Company to donate $5,406 to El Dorado Hills Fire Department to fund two state-of-the-art portable radios, headsets and battery chargers. These more powerful and rugged radios have a lighted display which makes setting the channel easier in dark or smoky environments. They also audibly announce the channel when needed. Read on...
Firefighter paramedic Jeno Inzerillo, Dad Jon Rudnicki, Mom Kim Rudnicki, engineer paramedic Bryan Ferry and Cal Fire communications operator Leah Vanmeter, left to right, reunite after they all worked together to deliver BABY Britlee in the back of an ambulance.
El Dorado Hills Honor Guard member Jason Smith salutes a POW flag as part of a tribute to veterans Thursday at the El Dorado Hills Senior Center.
