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Board approves first reading of county fire ordinance aimed at 'gray‑area' fires; staff say residential burning not targeted
Summary
Superintendent's office and sheriff's lieutenant presented a proposed ordinance (Title 8, Chapter 8.07) to prohibit unauthorized ignition/maintenance of fires in public or private spaces; board approved introduction and first reading and continued final passage to March 3, 2026 (5‑0).
The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 10 approved introduction and first reading of a sheriff‑sponsored ordinance that would add Title 8, Chapter 8.07 to the county code to prohibit unauthorized ignition or maintenance of fires in public and some private contexts.
Lieutenant Jason Bloxam of the sheriff’s office said the ordinance is intended as a narrow “catchall” to give deputies immediate enforcement authority in gray‑area situations — for example, unlawful warming or cooking fires on sidewalks or other public thoroughfares — and to address documented incidents…
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