EDHFire News

Burn permits may be utilized starting Friday, November 29, 2019. Please see links below for additional information.

The El Dorado Hills Firefighter Internship Program provides an opportunity for advanced fire service training and incident response experience to qualified individuals that are seeking a career in the Fire or EMS field. This program offers a mentorship, experience and training that will help guide these individuals on the path to a successful career. This is a temporary, unpaid, non-benefited position with a $65 meal replacement stipend per shift.

An agenda has been posted and can be viewed on the Board Documents page or by selecting the link below.

An agenda has been posted and can be viewed on the Board Documents page or by selecting the link below.

An agenda has been posted and can be viewed on the Board Documents page or by selecting the link below.

Happy Halloween to you all! Be sure to come by Station #85 (1050 Wilson Blvd, EDH) and pick up your FREE glow sticks before 5PM!#EDHFire #BeSeenThisHalloween

Notice is hereby given to the intention of the Board of Directors of the El Dorado Hills County Water District (Fire Department) to adopt the 2019 California Fire Code with local amendments. To view the full notice, click on the link below.

An agenda has been posted and can be viewed on the Board Documents page or by selecting the link below.

An agenda has been posted and can be viewed on the Board Documents page or by selecting the link below.

EDHFire is aware of a significant wind event which may affect our residents in the next several days. For safety purposes, PG&E may conduct a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) in our area. A Community Resource Center (CRC) is being placed at Rolling Hills Church (located at 800 White Rock Rd). The CRC is designed to provide customers a safe and energized location to meet basic power needs (i.e., charging cell phones and laptops and Wi-Fi access where possible), and provide up-to-date information in neighborhoods and communities when a PSPS event occurs.

Effective October 1st, 2019:The El Dorado Hills Fire Department (EDHFD) will be resuming all services related to residential fire sprinkler systems within the El Dorado Hills Fire District jurisdiction. This does not currently include the community of Rescue. Residential fire sprinkler systems shall be designed and installed in accordance with Section R313 of the California Residential Code (CRC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 13-D (Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes, 2016 edition2), and all other applicable design standards required by the EDHFD Fire Code.

Bertelsen Memorial 2019

On September 16, 1965, the El Dorado Hills Fire Department suffered the line of duty death of Lieutenant Pete Bertelsen. Yesterday, members of the Bertelsen family and the El Dorado Hills Fire Department gathered at the Bertelsen Memorial Park to remember a hero. Lieutenant Pete Bertelsen, LODD September 16, 1965. Lost but never forgotten.

An agenda has been posted and can be viewed on the Board Documents page or by selecting the link below.

Please help #EDHFire welcome new Deputy Chief of Operations Dustin Hall to our fire family and community! Chief Hall comes to us with 25 years of experience in the fire service, working through the ranks from Firefighter/Paramedic to Deputy Chief. He has been involved in fire-based EMS at the local, regional, and state level, where he currently sits as the President of the Cal Chiefs EMS Section. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Fire Science Administration, as well as a California State Fire Marshal – Chief Officer certification. Chief Hall is very excited and honored to become a part of our team and able to serve our great community and its amazing residents!

An agenda has been posted and can be viewed on the Board Documents page or by selecting the link below.

EDHFire is pleased to announce a new way for everyone to view the development that is currently planned or under construction in El Dorado Hills. This ArcGIS story map provides a unique and fun way for you to browse projects that are under way. Everything is color coded by stages of development and also includes a project summary on the right-hand side of the page for each project that you click on. We will be updating this story map as fast as we can to include all projects that are active, but for now, we will start with about 20 or so projects. Follow the link to view the current Development Projects in EDH.

An agenda has been posted and can be viewed on the Board Documents page or by selecting the link below.

EDHFire reminds you to be safe this Fourth of July! Remember that ALL Fireworks are ILLEGAL in El Dorado County. This includes fireworks listed as "Safe and Sane". Any person who uses, discharges, or possesses any fireworks is guilty of a misdemeanor.

For more information about these planned shutoffs, please refer to the webpage under News & Events.

Effective 6/17/19, burn permits for El Dorado County have been suspended for the remainder of fire season. This includes EDH Fire District areas of El Dorado Hills, Latrobe, and Rescue.