Forest Service plans for prescribed fire Tuesday at north Lake Tahoe

The U.S. Forest Service has a two-acre prescribed fire plan for the north shore of Lake Tahoe set for Tuesday. The area planned is Regency Way in Kings Beach. Below is a news release on the details as well as the overall multi-jurisdictional fuel reduction plan outline.

Prescribed fire operations may begin tomorrow in Kings Beach

U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will conduct prescribed fire operations on Regency Way in Kings Beach beginning Tuesday, February 12, 2013, and continuing as conditions allow. Crews expect to burn approximately two acres.

Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from this prescribed fire project area. The Forest Service strives to minimize the impacts of smoke on local communities. Smoke-sensitive residents should consider staying indoors and keeping doors, windows and outside vents closed. To directly receive prescribed fire updates, send an email to pa_ltbmu@fs.fed.us.

Forest Service staff will post road signs around areas affected by prescribed fire, and update the local fire information line at (530) 543-2600, #6. Other federal, state and local fire management agencies may also be conducting prescribed fire work during this period.

For more information, visit our website at http://www.fs.usda.gov/ltbmu. To learn more about the efforts to reduce catastrophic wildfire risks in the Tahoe Basin read the Lake Tahoe Basin Multi-Jurisdictional Fuel Reduction Plan found here or see below.
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