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South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center 12th Annual Sunset Gala
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 4:04pmCome enjoy fine wines, great beer, Tahoe’s best hors d’oeuvres, desserts, classical guitar, and an impressive silent auction at South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center’s 12th Annual Sunset Gala on Sept. 17, 2011 from 5:00-8:00 pm. This year’s event will be held where Lake Tahoe meets the beautiful beaches of Bali at Dr. Sean Degnan’s fabulous lakefront home. The home’s Bali design has become a central theme for the Gala as the event will feature local fire dancers, tropical mixed drinks and a Most Fabulous Flip Flops contest.
Forest fuels reduction work in Rubicon Bay area
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 11:41amForest fuels reduction work in Rubicon Bay area. Posted by admin in Grab Bag on August 16th, 2011 | no responses. U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews are scheduled to resume prescribed fire ope...
Fire burning south of Gardnerville threatening
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 11:41amBy Reno Gazette-Journal. The Ray May Fire is now estimated at about 200 acres, Sierra Front reports. Crews are responding to a wildfire south of Gardnerville and about 13 miles north of the Nevada-Cal...
Federal government inspecting NV Fire Safe
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 11:46pmLake Tahoe News has also been told the Bureau of Land Management wants to review the records. Lake Tahoe News first reported on the audit July 21. ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../federal-government-inspe...
Fire threatens Pine View
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 8:06pmMINDEN, Nev. - A fast-moving wildland fire consumed hundreds of acres of pion pine and brush Tuesday threatening homes in the Pine View Estates subdivision south of Gardnerville.East Fork Fire C...
Fire chief to retire next month
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/13/2011 - 6:00amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District Chief Guy LeFever will retire Sept. 2 after nearly 33 years at the district.LeFever, 55, thanked fellow firefighters and district b...
Tahoe-Douglas fire chief calling it quits after 33 years
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 9:46pmIn 1979 he moved to Lake Tahoe, starting at Tahoe-Douglas as a firefighter. Shortly thereafter Nevada mandated ambulances be staffed with paramedics, so he and five others became certified. He worked ...
TahoeDouglas fire chief calling it quits after 33 years
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/11/2011 - 2:20amDramatic changes is how Guy LeFever describes what he has experienced in the 33 years he has worked for the TahoeDouglas Fire Protection District ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tahoe-douglas-fire-chief-...
Hot fishing - and dangerous fire season - upon us
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 6:00pmHello, fellow anglers. The haze in our sky is a grim reminder of what can happen when one is not careful in our wilderness areas.Last week, as many are aware, 80 acres of timber burned in our lo...
Structures threatened in fire near Virginia City
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 11:40pmBy Reno Gazette-Journal. Between three and 10 structures might be threatened by the Bain Street Fire on Geiger Grade, Sierra Front Center Intelligence Dispatcher Helen Frazier said. Evacuations are un...
Tulare County fire bringing smoke to Lake Tahoe Basin
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 07/30/2011 - 8:34pmTulare County fire bringing smoke to Lake Tahoe Basin. Posted by admin in News on July 28th, 2011 | no responses. By Juan Lopez, Reno Gazette-Journal ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../tulare-county-fire-br...
Firefighters keep sharp on outdoor rescue techniques
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 6:43pmPersonnel from the Lake Valley Fire Protection District are participating in rope rescue training this month in conjunction with El Dorado County Search and Rescue, South Lake Tahoe Fire Department, M...
Small brush fire extinguished in Incline
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 7:10pmThe North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District responded to a brush fire on the corner of Alder Avenue and Northwood Boulevard in Incline Village on the afternoon of July 27. The cause of the 15 foot b...
S. Tahoe considers doing away with 3 fire division chief jobs ...
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:51amBy Kathryn Reed. A fire department without upper management except for a chief who divides his time with the police department. That is one scenario on the negotiating table in South Lake Tahoe. ...La...
Quick response quashes Alpine wildfire
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 4:29pmMINDEN, Nev. - A rapid response quickly contained an 81-acre wildfire that at its height forced the evacuation of Indian Creek Campground and threatened the Alpine County Airport.The Airport fire s...
Line halfway around Airport fire
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 8:21amMINDEN, Nev. - Firefighters have a line halfway around the 81-acre Airport fire burning near Indian Creek Reservoir in Alpine County.The Indian Creek Campground, which was evacuated this afterno...
Fire agencies adopt identification system
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/25/2011 - 9:31amMINDEN, Nev. - Nine fire agencies from four Nevada counties and one in California have agreed to implement a standardized apparatus and station identification system. Agencies from Douglas, Lyon, a...
Agencies erred in change after Angora fire, judge finds
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 10:59amLake Tahoe Basin water quality regulators failed to consider significant environmental impacts of a simplified permitting process following the 2007 Angora fire, according to a judge's decision lat...
Snowfall, cold weather delay start of fire season
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 7:05pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A winter season that has been reluctant to end should keep the wildfire threat at a welcome low throughout much of the West this summer, according to an annual fire outlo...
Nevada should see less severe fire season
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 10:12amRENO, Nev. (AP) - It's considered a double-edged sword in the wildfire forecasting business.Above-normal temperatures and drought-like conditions dry out the forests, grasses and shrubs, raising th...
Local cancer survivor to start Amgen race
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/14/2011 - 2:02pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - South Lake Tahoe resident and cancer survivor Valerie Smith will fire the gun Sunday to start the 2011 Amgen Tour of California at the Stage 1 start in her hometown.Amgen...
