Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team Year-End Review Contact: USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron (530) 543-2815 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT), formed following the devastating 2007 Angora Fire, is a coalition of 21 local, state, federal and tribal land managers working toward the common goal of reducing hazardous fuels throughout […]
Read More ►Prescribed fire operations continue around Tahoe Basin Contact: USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron (530) 543-2815 Lake Tahoe, Calif./Nev. – Weather permitting, the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT) will continue prescribed fire operations over the next several weeks in the Tahoe Basin. View a map with project locations and details at http://tahoe.livingwithfire.info/get-informed/. To receive prescribed […]
Read More ►For Immediate Release Lisa Herron, (530) 543-2815 [email protected] Forest Service names new fire management officer for Tahoe Basin SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif., December 16, 2019 – The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) is pleased to announce the arrival of our new Forest Fire Management Officer (FMO), Carrie Thaler. Thaler comes to […]
Read More ►Wildfire Pre Attack Plans Funded by Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation for the Tahoe Basin The Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation is happy to announce a donation of $18,057 to the Tahoe Resource Conservation District (Tahoe RCD) to enhance wildfire suppression capabilities on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. This donation will result in expansion of […]
Read More ►Emergency notification systems are used by county emergency managers to send a prepared message via text, email or telephone to people in the affected area. However, you may not receive the message if the electricity fails, if you are not at home when an emergency occurs, or if you have not registered with your county’s emergency notification system. Most systems will allow you to enter multiple forms of contact information, such as unlisted home number, cell phone, work phone and email address. To register, follow the links below for your County: