Prescribed fire operations today on Tahoe’s West and South Shores

October 17, 2018 For Immediate Release Contact: U.S. Forest Service, Lisa Herron (530) 543-2815 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Weather and conditions permitting, California State Parks and the U.S. Forest Service may conduct prescribed fire operations in Sugar Pine Point State Park on the West Shore and near Twin Peaks on the South Shore beginning […]

Agencies to begin Lake Tahoe fall prescribed fire program

October 10, 2018 For Immediate Release Agencies to begin Lake Tahoe fall prescribed fire program Contact: U.S. Forest Service, Lisa Herron (530) 543-2815 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The Lake Tahoe Basin Fall Prescribed Fire Program will begin as early as this week under the management of the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team, which includes […]

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 […]

Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities – Helping residents and visitors prepare for wildfire

PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release July 17, 2018   Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities Helping residents and visitors prepare for wildfire Contact: Carlie Teague, Tahoe Resource Conservation District, 530-543-1501 ext. 114 or Lisa Herron, U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, 530-543-2815. Lake Tahoe, Calif./Nev. – Wildfires have […]