Cal Fire suspends burn permits east of Sacramento
Cal Fire on Sunday announced it is suspending burn permits in state-managed areas east of Sacramento due to worsening summer fire conditions. The agency’s Amador-El Dorado unit moved to limit burning due to “increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region,” according to a news release. The suspension applies to Cal Fire-managed areas in Alpine, Amador and Sacramento counties, as well as El Dorado County west of Echo Summit and a portion of San Joaquin County. It does not apply to areas of AEU territory in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
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