Wildfire Preparedness Campaign
Stop by FAC events all around the lake to chat about wildfire, Fire Adapted Communities/Firewise, best defensible space practices, and home hardening recommendations.
Category: General News
Wildfire may come earlier this year
Katelyn Welsh kwelsh@tahoedailytribune.com The Davis Fire that occurred in September 2024. Victoria Mastrocola LAKE TAHOE, Nev. / Calif. – Fire has already struck in the high-elevation west after a winter that has fire experts holding their breath as seasons change. At the end of March, the Dry Fork Fire hit the Uintah mountains in Utah […]
Firewise: Step by Step
Wildfire Preparedness Campaign presents Firewise: Step by Step.
The Basin’s First Firewise Town
By Alex Hoeft To be “Firewise” is nothing new, especially to those living in Truckee/North Tahoe. Even before the recent and particularly notable wildfires in 2021 (Caldor, Dixie, Tamarack), the region spent time educating those who live and visit here about wildfire, including safety measures for residential and commercial structures, vegetation management, and more. As […]
Local water company aims to be a first in Firewise
Eli Ramos, Tahoe Daily Tribue SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Lukins Brothers Water Company (LBWC) is aiming to be the first water company in the basin that is Firewise certified. It’s already joined the Fire Adapted Communities program and with new legislation, owner and president Jennifer Lukins hopes it could potentially lower insurance fees and […]