Preparing for Wildfire Season During COVID-19

Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team Preparing for Wildfire Season During COVID-19 What you need to know about preparing for wildfire during the pandemic Contact: Tia Rancourt, North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, 775-813-8106 Eric Guevin, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, 775-815-0972 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic, wildfire season is upon us and […]

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit takes steps to reduce human caused wildfires

U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Media contact:  Lisa Herron (530) 543-2815   Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit takes steps to reduce human caused wildfires SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif., June 1, 2020 – The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) is enacting campfire restrictions to protect the […]

Prescribed fire operations resume Monday at Sugar Pine Point

PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release Contact:  USDA Forest Service Lisa Herron 530-543-2815   Prescribed fire operations resume Monday at Sugar Pine Point Lake Tahoe, Calif./Nev.  – Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT) member, California State Parks, is planning to conduct an understory burn in Sugar Pine Point State Park beginning […]

Draft Environmental Impact Report to Increase the Pace and Scale of Fuels Treatments is Available for Public Review

Erin Holland – Public Information Officer North Tahoe Fire holland@ntfire.net – 530-308-1158   Draft Environmental Impact Report to Increase the Pace and Scale of Fuels Treatments is Available for Public Review   Tahoe City, Calif. May 27, 2020 – The Tahoe Program Timberland Environmental Impact Report (Tahoe PTEIR) is available for public input until July […]

Prescribed fire operations begin at Sugar Pine Point State Park

PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release Contact:  USDA Forest Service Lisa Herron 530-543-2815   Prescribed fire operations begin at Sugar Pine Point State Park   Lake Tahoe, Calif./Nev.  – Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT) member, California State Parks, is planning to conduct understory burns at Sugar Pine Point State Park […]