PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release The Key to Evacuating Quickly and Safely is Preparation Contact: Jamie Roice-Gomes, Living With Fire Program Manager Jamier@unr.edu LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., August 10, 2022 – As record drought and elevated wildfire conditions persist,the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT) reminds residents and visitors to develop an […]
PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release Red Flag Warnings and National Fire Danger Rating System We can all prevent wildfire! Contact: Eric Guevin, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District 775-588-3591 or Lisa Herron, USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit 530-721-3898 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., July 21, 2022 – Fire season is […]
PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release – July 20, 2022 Agencies share simple tree removal and defensible space steps in urgent call to action Contact: Jeff Cowen, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, (775) 589-5278 or jcowen@trpa.gov LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – With smoke in the air again, the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT) […]
PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release Fire restrictions in effect at Lake Tahoe! Contact: USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron (530) 721-3898 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., June 30, 2022– Fire restrictions are in effect on local, state, and federal lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin. With California and Nevada once again experiencing severe […]
North Tahoe Firefighters train in preparation for the 2022 fire season. Photo courtesy: Julien Lecorps North Tahoe Fire and Meeks Bay Fire Protection Districts Prohibit ALL Open Burning and Recreational Fires Tahoe City, Calif. May 31, 2022 – On May 19, 2022, CALFIRE NEU suspended burn permits for the season, and on Monday, May 24, […]