| FIREWISE: FIRE PREVENTION and SAFETY |
| VARIOUS WAYS to ASSIST FIRE VICTIMS |
| FIRESCAPING: Plants that help protect your property from fire ► Get residential BURN PERMITS online ◄ |
| Owners of the few homes left standing in Paradise took critical steps to ward off wildfires |
| WHY 100 FEET? Because Defensible Space is YOUR responsibility. |
| Low-cost chipping service with on-site visits at only $80 per hour to help clear your property of flammable brush and wood to enhance fire prevention. Chipper program helps reduce fire risk |
| North Auburn HIGHWAY 49 FIRE of August 2009 -- Too close for comfort. Saddleback residents were evacuated, but fortunately no damage occured. We got lucky back then... but it WILL happen again. The FIREWISE Safety Program is the best chance we have to minimize danger before the next fire season begins this summer. |
FIREWISE Meeting Minutes & Summaries |
| Saddleback Estates HOA Community Wildfire Risk Assessment Provided by Luana Dowling, December 2018 |
| Saddleback FIREWISE PROGRAM Please review these important documents, as they contain information that affects our community safety: |
| Information About the Devastating PARADISE CAMP FIRE |
Prepare for power outages and help us reach you. Please visit our website at: pge.com/mywildfirealerts or call 1-866-743-6589 to update your contact information and receive alerts. |
| Fire & Forest Health |
| Your Taho National Forest |
| Placer County TOWN HALL INSURANCE MEETING video at the Fairgrounds on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 |
| FIREWISE REPORT ◄▬ Click on this image to download and print additional copies of the blank FIREWISE REPORT sheet. ----------------------------------------------- Record your hours and expenses for all work connected to fire prevention activities on your property for the period of January through December. Submit the report to the HOA by August 15, so it can be counted for credit towards maintaining FIREWISE certification. Your efforts will greatly help to keep Saddleback safe! |
| NOTE: Additional printed copies of this form are available at the mail kiosk in a plastic bin under the left bulletin board stanchion. |
| FIREWISE ACTIVITY REPORTING |
| LAST POWER SHUTDOWN INFO: Power was shut off to all of Saddleback on Tues Oct 29 at 9:50 AM and was restored on Wed Oct 30 at 11:15 AM |
STUMPS... that's up to you! -------------------------------------- Top 10 Best Stump Grinders in and around Auburn |
| PG&E TREE TRIMMING PROGRAM Saddleback back has been the receipient of a very aggressive TREE TRIMMING and REMOVAL program by PG&E. However... |
| CAUTION to ALL SADDLEBACK RESIDENTS about POTENTIAL BRUSH BURNING CONSEQUENCES At the Annual Homeowner Meeting on Wed, Jan 29, a resident informed us that they received a FINE from the Placer County Air Pollution Control District (PCAPCD) agency for excessive smoke from brush burning, even though they obtained a legal permit from CALFIRE to do so. An unknown person reported them to the agency, which then imposed a $250 fine for air pollution. The resident challenged the agency and ultimately had the fine reduced to $75. The apparent object lesson here (apart from inter-agency conflicting info) is that air pollution restrictions supercede allowed burning, so be forewarned! CALFIRE DEBRIS BURNING REQUIREMENTS |
| New ordinance passed by Placer County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, April 21, 2020: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAZARDOUS VEGETATION and COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL ORDINANCE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting May 21st, Placer County will ENFORCE the 100-foot defensible space requirement using inspections, along with citations and fines for non-compliance. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's time to remove excess fire-fueling vegetation on your property NOW in order to comply with the 100-foot rule. If you don't, the County will do it and charge you for all expenses, plus issue a fine as well. |
| Yes, it actually happened here in Saddleback, last year, but it was only about 20 goats! |
| They are a good natural weed abatement option! |
| 200 Escaped GOATS Run Amok in San Jose neighborhood |
