In the late summer of 2021, El Dorado County experienced the largest wildfire in the County for the last 30 years, the Caldor Fire. The Caldor Fire burned 347 square miles and lasted for two months. The next largest fire, the King Fire, burned 153 square miles in 2014, half of the area of the Caldor Fire. The locations and names of wildfires in El Dorado County from 1990-2021 can be seen below. Half of the most destructive wildfires in the County have occurred in the last 10 years. The King Fire in 2014 burned 97,717 acres and destroyed 12 homes; the 2014 Sand Fire destroyed 19 homes; and the…

South Fork Consulting presented the draft before the El Dorado LAFCO Commission on January 26, 2022. Public comment period has been opened for 60+ days. The final report is scheduled for adoption by the Commission on April 27, 2022. Access the two volumes of the report using the links below. Public comments can be submitted and heard up to the conclusion of the April 27, 2022 hearing; however, written comments are requested by March 28, 2022 in order to allow the ad hoc review committee and the consultants sufficient time to review the comments and address and/or incorporate them into the Final MSR/SOI Update, as appropriate. The 60-day requested deadline…