New Lake Tahoe Regional Evacuation Plan Developed by Regional Fire, Law, & Emergency Management Personnel

Media release from: North Tahoe and Meeks Bay Fire Protection Districts. Agency partners include: CALFIRE, Eastern Alpine Fire Rescue, Northstar Fire Dept., South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue, Tahoe Douglas Fire, Lake Valley Fire Protection District, North Tahoe Fire, North Lake Tahoe Fire District, Olympic Valley Fire Dept., Meeks Bay Fire Rescue, Carson City Fire Rescue, […]

Forest thinning continues in Lake Tahoe Basin

PRESS RELEASE-Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team Contact: USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron 530-721-3898 or lisa.herron@usda.gov LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., Sep. 9, 2024 – Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) forest thinning projects are underway and scheduled to continue for the next several weeks, conditions and weather permitting. Some projects are expected to continue through the fall. […]

Whittell High School adds Fire Science program to CTE curriculum

PRESS RELEASE- Tahoe Resource Conservation District taken from South Tahoe Now DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. – Whittell High School in Zephyr Cove is celebrating a new Fire Science program, something they’ve been working on with Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District (TDFPD) to be part of the school’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) offerings. This dynamic course, […]

Forest thinning projects continue at Lake Tahoe

PRESS RELEASE- Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team Contact:  USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron 530-721-3898 or lisa.herron@usda.gov LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., August 5, 2024 – Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) forest thinning projects are scheduled to continue for the next several weeks, conditions and weather permitting. Some projects are expected to continue through the fall. For project details, […]

Chipping services available from local fire districts!

PRESS RELEASE- Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) Local chipping services are currently available and ready to be used by residents throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin to assist in defensible space work. Defensible space is the barrier that helps slow or halt the progress of fire that would otherwise engulf a property. Creating and maintaining […]