PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release Prescribed fire operations continue at Lake Tahoe Contact: USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron (530) 721-3898 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., April 12, 2022 – The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) may continue burning piles this week on Lake Tahoe’s northwest shore, weather permitting. Smoke will be […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tia Rancourt Public Education/Information Officer North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District 775-813-8106 trancourt@nltfpd.net OPEN PUBLIC BURNING CLOSING APRIL 11, 2022 Effective Monday, April 11, 2022, the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District will be closing open public burning and will no longer issue burn permits for solid fuels (e.g., pine needles, […]
Pacific Southwest Region Lake Tahoe Basin Management Forest Service News Release Public Affairs Specialist: Lisa Herron (530) 721-3898 lisa.herron@usda.gov www.fs.usda.gov/ltbmu www.facebook.com/LakeTahoeUSFS/ twitter.com/LakeTahoeUSFS Forest Service reminds public to use caution in Caldor Fire area Many hazards exist including fire-weakened trees, burned stump holes and missing trail signs SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif., March 31, 2022 – The […]
PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 3, 2021 LAKE TAHOE FIREFIGHTERS SHARE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CALDOR FIRE Contact: Amanda Milici, Tahoe Resource Conservation District, 530-543-1501 ext.114 Contact: Eric Guevin, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, 775-815-0972 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev.– As the community celebrates 100 percent containment of the Caldor Fire, […]
MEYERS, Calif. — The Caldor Fire has claimed more than 700 single family residences since it began on Aug. 14 but Christmas Valley and Meyers homes remained relatively unscathed. Many have called this the “Christmas Valley Miracle,” but Lake Valley Fire Protection District Chief Brad Zlendick said it’s not a miracle, it’s the efforts of […]