Investigation underway into cause of three wildfires on Echo Summit

Three wildfires on Echo Summit kept firefighters busy Sunday morning.

Named the Echo, Upper, and Lake Fires by the USFS Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU), all were kept from spreading due to a quick response by local, state and federal resources along with air support. They were all in the Echo Lakes area.

The cause of these fires is under investigation according to LTBMU. Scanner reports during the day stated all three could possibly be intentionally set but that has yet to be confirmed. No other information is available at this time.

As a reminder, fire prevention is everyone's responsibility. If you see something, say something and remember wood and charcoal fires are only allowed within metal fire rings and provided grills in hosted campgrounds.