PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release Can Your Ashes Contact: North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Tia Rancourt 775-813-8106 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – As the temperature drops outside and we think about using our fireplaces and heating stoves, it’s important to remember a few safety tips and precautions. Heating equipment […]
Read More ►Erin Holland Public Information Officer North Tahoe Fire [email protected] 530-308-1158 RED FLAG DECLARATION PROMPTS ACTIVATION OF LOCAL STRIKE TEAMS TAHOE CITY, CA, Sept. 14, 2019 – For the first time this fire season, the Lake Tahoe Basin Operational Area is under a Red Flag Warning, elevated to the level of a Particular Dangerous Situation – […]
Read More ►PRESS RELEASE Erin Holland Public Information Officer North Tahoe Fire [email protected] 530-308-1158 Don’t Be Fooled by Mild Temperatures… Fire Season is Here. Tahoe City, Calif. Sept. 6, 2019 – A wet winter and late spring may have provided the Lake Tahoe Basin a graceful entry into wildfire season, but don’t let this week’s cooler temperatures […]
Read More ►PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release June 25, 2019 Fire prevention tips for this summer at Lake Tahoe Contact: USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron (530) 543-2815 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Summer is officially underway and recreational activities are in full swing in the Lake Tahoe Basin. The Tahoe Fire and […]
Read More ►CAL FIRE Suspends Burn Permits in Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, and Sacramento Counties Camino – After another wet winter and above average snow pack, warming temperatures and winds are quickly drying out the abundant annual grass crop. The increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the […]
Read More ►Emergency notification systems are used by county emergency managers to send a prepared message via text, email or telephone to people in the affected area. However, you may not receive the message if the electricity fails, if you are not at home when an emergency occurs, or if you have not registered with your county’s emergency notification system. Most systems will allow you to enter multiple forms of contact information, such as unlisted home number, cell phone, work phone and email address. To register, follow the links below for your County: