January 2, 2019 Contact: Tia Rancourt FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Education/Information Officer North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District 775-813-8106 trancourt@nltfpd.net CAN YOUR ASHES! Residents with wood burning heating appliances may apply for a free ash can in North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District As the temperature drops outside and we think about using our fireplaces […]
PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release December 7, 2018 Tips for a safe winter/holiday season Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team urges proper ash disposal and holiday decorating SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Winter has arrived in the Lake Tahoe Basin along with the holiday season. Local fire districts and their partners […]
PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release September 14, 2018 Be Ember Aware Year Round Wildfire Knows No Season Contact: Sonya Sistare, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, 775-887-2252 or Jamie Roice-Gomes, 775-336-0261 Lake Tahoe, Calif./Nev. – Cooler temperatures and changing colors of the leaves remind us that autumn has arrived, but […]
PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release August 30, 2018 Red Flag Warning/National Fire Danger Rating System Fire prevention is everyone’s responsibility! Contact: Lisa Herron, U.S. Forest Service, 530-543-2815 or Eric Guevin, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, 775-588-3591 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Over the last several months there has been a great […]
Summer officially arrived yesterday and recreational activities are in full swing in the Tahoe Basin. The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT) would like to take this opportunity to remind visitors and residents that wildfires pose a serious threat to Lake Tahoe neighborhoods and communities and we need help to prevent any unwanted fires this […]