FIRE SAFETY
Click here to see El Dorado County Burn Day status, along with important outdoor burning tips and rules.
Burn Day Information Phone Number
(530) 621-5897
Burn Day Information Web Page
The only wastes which can be legally burned are tree trimmings, leaves, dry pine needles, and plants that are derived from the property on which they are being burned.
El Dorado Hills Fire Department
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Having proper defensible space could save your home during a wildland fire.
Free wood chipping is available through the El Dorado County Fire Safe Council. They also have a Defensible Space Program and a Hazardous Tree Removal Program.
Recommended by the Rescue Fire Department:
Homeowner's Checklist (PDF file)
General Guidelines for Creating Defensible Sace (PDF file)
California Department of Forestry
Check the status of major fires.
National Interagency Fire Center
Further in-depth information about fire prevention and firefighting.
El Dorado County Animal Services:
Wildlife and Animal Rescue (PDF file)
Important information to help ensure small and large animal safety.
"Before, During and After Wildfire" (PDF file)
Excellent check-list to prepare your home and property against wildfires.
Protecting Your Home From Fire
Website on fire safety from the US Fire Administration
GREEN SPRINGS RANCH - FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
TREE CLEARANCE
Trees need to be trimmed 14 feet above the roads and 6 feet back from the road edges. Fourteen feet provides sufficient clearance for motor homes, trailers, heavy equipment, and emergency vehicles to travel our roads without the risk of potential damage.
As per the Roadside Tree Maintenance section of the Green Springs Ranch CC&Rs: "All trees shall be trimmed and maintained in such a manner as to provide fourteen (14) feet of clearance above the roads and, if possible, six (6) feet of clearance from the sides of the roads. Dead trees or limbs that have the potential of falling in the roadway shall be removed."
ROADSIDE FIRE BREAKS - BY JUNE 1st
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Each landowner will maintain a 30 foot fire break from the road. This break will not apply to areas that contain improved and maintained landscaping. This break is for areas that are unimproved and in a wild condition. (GSRLA Association Rule 6)
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Each homeowner will maintain 100 feet of defensible space around their homes. (GSRLA Association Rule 6)
In addition, the El Dorado County Good Neighbor and Neighborhood Protection Policy requires property owners to establish 100 feet of defensible space around structures*. If a structure is close to a boundary line, the policy mandates that the adjacent landowner must clear hazardous vegetation that poses a fire hazard within 100 feet of the structure.
Check out the Defensible Space Ordinance page by the El Dorado County Office of Wildfire Preparedness and Resilience for more details.
* A structure is defined as any building that qualifies for occupancy classification per the County building code and includes: residential dwellings, mobile homes, commercial buildings, industrial buildings, agricultural buildings, barns, storage buildings, government buildings, and accessory buildings. However, freestanding buildings such as sheds or other outbuildings that are 120 sq. ft. or less in floor area are not considered structures. (El Dorado County Chapter 8.09 FAQ)
Green Springs Ranch Emergency Exit Options