Prescribed burn on North Shore of Lake Tahoe

As weather and conditions permit, prescribed fire operations will take place this fall and winter around the Lake Tahoe Basin. This month, the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District and California State Parks are working on rescribed fire operations as they will continue as needed over the next several weeks.

Smoke can be seen on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe Monday, and it is coming from operations near Tyner Way and Toni Courts and above Jennifer Drive in creek drainage areas.

Lower Tyner - East side of Second drainage, near Tyner Way and Toni Crt.

Type of Burn: Understory, Total Acreage: 33, Planned Ignition: 10/07-10/18/2019
Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: 1-2 days of ignition and 2 days of burn downtime, Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: North/Northeast/East
Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible throughout the Tahoe Basin and surrounding communities

Jennifer - West side of Third Creek drainage, above Jennifer Dr.
Type of Burn: Understory, Total Acreage: 38, Planned Ignition: 10/07-10/18/2019
Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: 1-2 days of ignition and 2 days of burn downtime, Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: North/Northeast/East
Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible throughout the Tahoe Basin and surrounding communities