How AI, nighttime firefighting and other tech advances are keeping us safer from wildfire in this week’s Placer County newsletter.

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Photo of the week This #PlacerLife photo of the Fourth of July fireworks in Tahoe City was taken by @nickmcmah0n on Instagram.  Featured story New technology is making a difference in the 2025 fire season Artificial intelligence, fire-detection cameras, nighttime firefighting and drone fire mapping are new technologies that are having a major impact on wildfire suppression in Placer County. CAL FIRE NEU/Placer County Fire Chief Brian Estes says fire activity is accelerating, but emerging technologies are helping firefighters stay ahead of the firefight. Watch video Hear more about the 2025 fire season in the following presentation by Chief Estes to the Board of Supervisors. Watch video Our Board of Supervisors this week approved a first-ever five-year agreement with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to continue providing full-service fire protection and emergency medical response across unincorporated areas of the county served by CAL FIRE NEU / Placer County Fire Department. Read more Emergency preparedness Have a say in Placer County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan We’re updating our Hazard Mitigation Plan to better protect lives, property and infrastructure from disasters. Review draft materials, share your feedback and complete the public survey to ensure your community’s needs are included. Read more Victim services  Meet Toast! The District Attorney’s Office’s new court support dog Our DA’s Office announced their new support dog, Toast, will be joining the team. Trained to accompany victims in court, sit in during interviews and more, Toast will undoubtedly help people through the criminal justice process. Learn more   Planning and development Village at Palisades to move forward after new agreement is reached Palisades Tahoe has reached a settlement agreement with Sierra Watch and the League to Save Lake Tahoe, ending the legal challenge to the resort's development plan. The agreement includes significant changes to the project. Read more Information technology Placer County recognized in 2025 Digital Counties Survey We’re proud to share that we’ve ranked seventh nationwide among counties our size in the 2025 Digital Counties Survey, presented by the Government Technology's Center for Digital Government and National Association of Counties. Read more In other news Kings Beach Library set to close for interior painting, two summer events continue outdoors Community invited to participate in the next North Lake Tahoe parking management meeting, July 22 This week in Placer County history On July 6, 1950, the Placer County Board of Supervisors and the Placer County Planning Commission passed resolutions requesting that California Governor Earl Warren appoint Edith McFadden to serve the remainder of her late husband’s term as supervisor for District 5. On April 19, 1950, John McFadden, District 5 supervisor for Placer County, passed away after a long illness. While he was ill, he continued to communicate with the other supervisors and county staff through his wife, Edith. Her familiarity with his work is what prompted the board and commission to favor her appointment. The July 13, 1950, Auburn Journal published the historic news: “Mrs. Edith McFadden of Foresthill has been appointed supervisor for the fifth Placer County district to succeed her husband, the late Jack McFadden, who died last spring. The appointment, extending until the results of the November general election are known, was announced yesterday in Sacramento by Governor Earl Warren of California.” Edith, who did not run for reelection, served until Dec. 4 of that year, when L.L. Anderson, the winner of the election for supervisor of District 5, took his seat. In 1976, Terry Cook became the first woman elected to serve as a Placer County supervisor when she won the race for District 3, but the first woman to ever serve as a Placer County supervisor was Edith McFadden in 1950.  Photo: Dec. 14, 1950, Auburn Journal photograph of Edith McFadden congratulating L.L. Anderson on his District 5 victory. Advisory committees and commissions Whether it’s representing your community or sharing your expertise on topics like agriculture or parks, there are always opportunities for you to help advise county leaders on the issues that matter to you most. Recruitment is open now to fill seats on the following committees or commissions, among others. Learn more and apply Current recruitments include: Area 4 Agency on Aging Advisory Council Building Board of Appeals Colfax Cemetery District County Parks Commission Deferred Compensation Committee Economic Development Board Fish & Game Commission Gold Run Cemetery Committee Greater Lincoln Area Fire Safe Council Historical Advisory Board Housing Development Advisory Taskforce In Home Support Services Advisory Committee Juvenile Justice / Delinquency Prevention Granite Bay Municipal Advisory Council Historical Advisory Board Horseshoe Bar-Penryn Municipal Advisory Council Municipal Advisory Council - Donner Summit Municipal Advisory Council - Weimar-Applegate-Colfax Newcastle Ophir Municipal Advisory Council Placer County Behavioral Health Advisory Board Placer County Child Care Advisory Council Placer County Older Adult Advisory Commission Placer Sierra Fire Safe Council Solid Waste Local Task Force Tahoe Basin Design Review Committee (DRC) Veterans Advisory Council Wastewater Advisory Committee Fun things to do this week Don’t miss the fun coming this next week in... Roseville: Food Truck Mania, Concerts On The Square Rocklin: Dive-In Cinema, Puppet Art Theater Presented by the Rocklin Library Lincoln: Virtual Grammar Club, Family Storytime, Summer Tween Book Club: Book Discussion, The World is a Book: Intro to Travel Writing with Kathryn Hunt, Introduction to Writing Poetry with Brooke Noble Loomis: Summer Concert Series, Mornings In The Garden, Monthly Mixer: Loomis Flooring, Storytime with Station 18, Rock Painting, UC Master Gardeners Presents: Fall Is The New Spring!, Tie-Dye For Adults, Preschool Sensory Stations, Genetic Genealogy: DNA Study Group Auburn: Old Town Auburn Co-Op, Cruise Nite, Celebrating 110 years, Heritage Trail, NorCal Bats Presented by the Auburn Library Colfax: Colfax Farmers Market, Preschool Storytime, Baby Lapsit, Toddler Time, Mini Mini Golf at the Colfax Library North Lake Tahoe: Concerts at Commons Beach: Great North Special, Coventry & Kaluza: Circus and Comedy at the Kings Beach Library, Level Up That Painting for Teens at the Tahoe City Library, Tahoe City Farmers Market -Thursdays, Truckee Thursdays, SunSets Live Music Series at Palisades Tahoe, Music on the Beach - Kings Beach, Bluesdays Concert Series at Palisades Tahoe, Music in the Park, Truckee Visit our regional partners to discover more of the fun happening right here in Placer County! Placer County Visitors' Bureau North Tahoe Community Alliance Tahoe City Downtown Association The Arts Council of Placer County Placer Valley Tourism PlacerGROWN Placer Wine Trail Upcoming public meetings and events Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee, July 10, 1 p.m. Information North Tahoe Supervisor Forum, July 10, 6 p.m. Information North Tahoe Regional Advisory Council, July 10, 6:30 p.m. Information CANCELED - Meadow Vista Municipal Advisory Council, July 14 Information Meadow Vista Supervisor Forum, July 14, 6 p.m. Information Foresthill / Iowa Hill Fire Safe Council, July 15, 5:30 p.m. Information Placer County Fire Safe Alliance, July 17, 6 p.m. Information To learn about other Placer County committees and commissions and current opportunities to serve your community click here. List of active projects throughout Placer County Projects are listed alphabetically and by Board of Supervisors districts. A hard copy of the list is available at the Placer County Community Development Resource Agency, 3091 County Center Drive in Auburn.  Active Projects Click here to sign up for emergency notifications

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