New Year, New Tahoe Living With Fire Website

PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release January 16, 2019 New Year, New Tahoe Living With Fire Website – Providing Improved Access to Wildland Fire Prevention and Preparedness Resources and the Lake Tahoe Prescribed Fire Map Contact: Carlie Murphy, Tahoe Resource Conservation District, 530-543-1501 ext. 114, cmurphy@tahoercd.org Tahoe Resource Conservation District (Tahoe […]

CAN YOUR ASHES! Residents with wood burning heating appliances may apply for a free ash can

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 […]

Tips for a Safe Winter/Holiday Season

  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 […]

Be Ember Aware Year Round – Wildfire Knows No Season

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 […]

Red Flag Warning/National Fire Danger Rating System

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 […]