By: Cordi Craig, Placer Resource Conservation District
This is a portion of the blog prepared by the Placer County Resource Conservation District - to read the entire article, click HERE.
The term prescribed fire includes both pile burning and broadcast burning. Pile burning is a fuels management tactic where vegetative debris is gathered, piled, and burned in place to remove excess fuels from the landscape.
Broadcast burning is where low-intensity fire is applied across a predetermined area (also called a burn unit). It can vary in size from less than an acre to tens of thousands of acres.
Pile burning is a great way to prepare a unit for eventual broadcast burning, particularly in forested environments...At a broad level, re-introducing prescribed fire is required to improve the health of our watersheds, and therefore our people and our economy.
At an individual and community level, prescribed fire will reduce invasive weeds, maintain or improve your defensible space, create safer ingress and egress routes for first responders, increase the quantity of water to our watersheds, and improve the marketability of your home – just to name a few...Join Placer Prescribed Burn Association (Placer PBA), or your local prescribed burn association, and attend a workshop and training burn! Placer PBA hosts educational workshops that guide community members through the process of planning, prepping, and implementing a low-complexity prescribed burn on their property.
Come volunteer on a prescribed burn with us! The best way to learn is by doing...We also offer technical assistance site visits, guidance through the permitting processes, help understanding and creating a burn prescription, and on-the-ground training opportunities.
Firewise Program: 2024 Recap
By: Jacqui Manning, Placer County Office of Emergency Services
Placer County’s Firewise Communities worked exceptionally hard on their fire prevention and mitigation goals this year. The stats below show only a small sample of what that hard work has accomplished.
 Get a Jump on your 2025 Firewise Tracking
Firewise Communities are encouraged to track their fuel reduction progress throughout the year using the Firewise USA Program hourly worksheet or the online Microsoft Form created by UC Cooperative Extension. Each resident leader will receive a report of their community's work from the Placer County Firewise Regional Coordinator in September before the annual renewals are due.
January Calendar of Events
Stay up-to-date on current conditions, incidents, emergencies, road conditions, power outages, sandbag locations and more. Learn more
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