As summer temperatures rise and fire danger increases across the region, CAL FIRE is taking proactive steps to protect communities from the threat of wildfires. Effective 12:01 a.m. on Monday, June 16, the Amador-El Dorado Unit (AEU) is suspending all burn permits for residential outdoor debris burning within the State Responsibility Areas (SRA) of Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, Sacramento, and San Joaquin counties.
The announcement comes amid a combination of warming weather, dry winds, and a heavy buildup of annual grasses, all of which have created conditions ripe for fire ignition and rapid spread.
“Although debris burning is useful to reduce flammable vegetation, the conditions in Amador-El Dorado Unit have reached the point where debris burning poses an unacceptable risk of starting a wildfire and it is no longer safe for the public to perform these types of burns,” said AEU Chief Mike Blankenheim…