El Dorado County Field Visit: County-Level Wildfire Resilience Coordination, Capacity Building, and Forestry and Biomass Innovation
Join leaders from wildfire resilience, forestry, insurance, technology, government, utilities, and community organizations for a full-day field tour highlighting innovative approaches to wildfire risk reduction, community protection, and landscape resilience across El Dorado County.
The tour will feature stops in El Dorado Hills, Placerville, and the Shingle Springs Rancheria (Esketon Village), showcasing collaborative efforts among local governments, fire agencies, Tribal partners, land managers, technology providers, utilities, insurers, and conservation organizations. Participants will hear directly from experts implementing projects that advance forest health, defensible space, community hardening, risk modeling, and resilience planning.
Featured perspectives include representatives from El Dorado County, CAL FIRE, El Dorado Hills Fire Department, Resource Conservation Districts, PG&E, and other organizations working at the forefront of wildfire resilience.
Transportation: Round-trip transportation will be provided from Sacramento. Final pick-up location, departure times, and tour logistics will be shared with registered attendees prior to the event. Following the conclusion of the tour and return to downtown Sacramento, transportation will continue to San Francisco for attendees participating in Red Sky Summit on Wednesday, November 4.
Overnight Accommodations: Attendees participating in the tours are welcome to stay overnight at the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel in downtown Sacramento. Hotel details can be found here: https://www.thehotelsawyer.com/. Registered guests who selected hotel accommodations will receive booking and check-in instructions prior to the event. The room block will be sent to you after your register for the event.
Who Should Attend: This tour is designed for leaders and practitioners in insurance, forestry, emergency management, utilities, public policy, technology, sustainability, conservation, investment, and community resilience who are interested in scalable solutions for addressing wildfire risk.
By registering for this event, you agree to share your registration information with the organizers of Resilience Week.