Sierra Springs Owners Association Fire Safety

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Sierra Springs Homeowners Association has a Fire Safety team that is looking out for our community. This page is dedicated to their efforts and to help keep our community informed about being "fire safe".



2026 Fire Certificate

2026

Most insurance companies offer a nice discount on your homeowners premium if you provide them with this certificate. Although the certificate shows 2025 (the year issued), the certificate is effective and applicable for all of 2026!
(Click on image above to download for printing.)

Firewise Boundary Map

Click here to open the Firewise Boundary Map.


FIRE RISK REDUCTION COMMUNITY

CA Fair Plan Discounts

The CA Fair Plan will begin offering discounts beginning November 15, 2025, for homes meeting specific defensible space and home hardening requirements. More information about the discounts is available in the one page flyer shown here.


FireZone Solutions

The go-to Fire Protection Contractor for the CA Sierra Foothills.
Visit the website here


Noxious and Invasive Weeds in Sierra Springs

Detailed information about the noxious weeds is available on an accessible flyer, with pictures of the weeds.
Click here for flyer.

Foothill Fire Flash

Click on the link below to access the latest edition from the El Dorado County Fire Safe Council (EDCFSC) - "Foothill Fire Flash".

Fire Flash - Spring 2025


Emergency Preparedness HandBook


Emergency Preparedness Handbook
Click the image above or click here.



Defensible Space Assistance

2026 Defensible Space Evaluation

Evaluations will begin June 1, 2026. Please refer to the information links below for more information regarding the process. As always, fire safety efforts continue throughout the year, please continue your efforts to make your property safe!


First Fire Safety Notice

Defensible Space Evaluation Form

Defensible Space Property Right of Entry Form

Fire Prevention Safety Rules

Enforcement Policy

Fine Schedule


Learn Before You Burn

Click here for information about the "What, When, Where and How” of proper and legal outdoor Open Burning.


Fire Safety Meetings

All SSRFSC Fire Safety Meetings will be held on the FIRST MONDAY of every month beginning at 6:30 pm.


NOTE: All meetings will be held at the SSOA Lodge and/or via ZOOM. Zoom links will be posted with the agenda on the SSOA website prior to each meeting. These will also be posted on the Sierra Springs Watch Facebook page.


Volunteers needed for the Fire Safety team:

We need people to help perform evaluations. Please contact the SSOA office or Hassan Ebrahimi-Nuyken if you have a few hours to spare!


Regular Fire Safety Meetings for 2026

Fire Safety Meetings start at 6:30p.m. at Lodge and/or via Zoom. These dates are subject to change. (weather permitting)

Fire Safe Meeting Minutes Archives



Sierra Springs Fire Safety

We live in a beautiful area surrounded by trees and natural landscapes. Every property owner should be aware of fire safety and keep their property clear of fire dangers. Refer to this document for more information about how you can help keep your property, and Sierra Springs fire safe.


Surviving Wildfire

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps you can take before and during a fire to prevent loss and promote safety. We recommend downloading this checklist and reviewing it often, so you can see what steps you’ve taken and keep your plan top of mind.
Included in this guide:

    Plan for a fire!
  • Page 6 - How do I sign up for fire alerts?
  • Page 7 - How do I prepare ahead of time?
  • Page 8 - Know your evacuation route!

    • Received a fire alert!
  • Page 9 - Prepare your home, yourself, your family and animals before you leave!
  • Page 10 - Time to Go!


Fire Safe Marin October Newsletter Article

Click here to view a YouTube video describing how to build a "Fire Resistant Fence" and the materials required.


Sierra Springs Fire Safety Presentation

Click in the red banner above (or this link ) to launch a slide presentation that shows how to maintain a "Defensible Space"on your property. The link also provides several resources that are helpful in understanding how to create and maintain your property and to maintain "fire safe".


Fire Ember video

Ember Video image and link

Click the image above (or this link ) to launch a short (4 min) YouTube video that demonstrates the importance of clearing pine needles and debris off rooftops, gutters and around foundations, compost and wood chips in flower beds - also compares effect of embers on different types of exterior siding…..check it out!


Fuel Treatment video

Click here to access an excellent video explaining how firefighters helped to save our homes through fuel treatment.


FIRE-POWER-MONEY

Click here to access the series from ABC10 on "How to control California fires as scientists explain the process.


Wildfire Preparation Guides

Image of the Wildfire Home Retrofit Guide Click here to access the Wildfire Home Retrofit Guide document.


Image of the Fire Adapted Guide Click here for the Fire Adapted Communities brochure.


Low-cost retrofit list 2025

Click on the link below to access a list of low-cost ways to harden your home against fire.

Low cost retrofit list

Reflective Address Signs

Make your home address visible with this reflective address sign.

Image of newsletter
Click HERE to order an address marker for your home.


El Dorado County - Vegetation Management Complaint Form

Use this form for reporting any property that poses a wildfire risk.

Property Cleanup contractor list

Click here for a listing of property cleanup contractors.

Neighborhood Radio Watch

Radio For The Rest of Us

For years, Amateur Radio Operators (aka "Hams"), have used radios when normal communications fail. Radio also aids First Responders during disasters. However, it’s become increasingly critical for "The Rest of Us," our families, our friends, and our community, to also have access to reliable communications when cell phone and Internet services fail.
Getting a Ham Radio license requires passing a test beyond the interests of most. But there are radio alternatives that citizens can use without passing a test. Click here for more information that could help you and your family through those times when your power and other types of communications fail.