Amador County – Cal Fire’s Amador County unit urged people to burn safely while working on defensible space around their homes.

Defensible space is established with a 100 foot brush-free barrier around homes and outbuildings on property, and Cal Fire considers it is the best defense against a wildfire. Local Air Quality Management Districts govern whether there is a “burn day” or a “no burn day”, and residents can call those local Air Quality offices to get the local burn status. Cal Fire urged people to make sure they call the burn information line immediately prior to burning.

Local Air Quality districts may require a permit for burning. Call the Amador County Air Quality Management Districts at (209) 223-6246. Other Air Quality district offices are in El Dorado County, Sacramento and Alpine Counties.

To get a burn permit in Amador County, call the Sutter Hill Cal Fire office at (209) 267-5215. Online, see fire.ca.gov.

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