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A South Lake Tahoe man is behind bars facing several charges including arson and robbery.

His first alleged offense was on July 16 at 12:36 p.m. when 43-year-old Eric Almdale allegedly threatened to kill a family member over money. He fled the home in the 1000 block of Echo Avenue with the money.

The following are incidents the South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue department responded to from May 19 - May 31, 2016.

5/19 - 8 calls: 2 EMS, 1 vehicle accident with injuries, 1 power line down, 1 EMS/Rescue standby, 1 false alarm, 1 psych interfacility transfer, 1 no incident found

5/20 - 3 calls: 1 EMS, 1 good intent call, 1 service call "other"

5/21 - 5 calls: 2 EMS, 2 interfacility transfers, 1 good intent call

5/22 - 7 calls: 5 EMS, 1 interfacility transfer, 1 electrical wiring/equipment problem

Select a fresh tree with good color and firm, flexible needles that do not easily pull from the branches.

Place the tree in plain water immediately after re-cutting the trunk at least ½” above the old cut. The container you use for your tree should hold 2 to 4 quarts of water. The longer you wait to place your tree in water, the greater the chances are that it will lose the required moisture content to keep it fresh through the holiday season. NEVER place your tree on a wooden stand.

South Lake Tahoe Fire Chief Jeff Meston made a presentation Tuesday, asking for an alteration to the Cal Tahoe JPA agreement for City provided ambulance services.

Meston wants the City to remain a part of the JPA, but hand over ambulance duties to Lake Valley Fire Protection District (LVFPD).

Brenen Davis was promoted to Fire Engineer/Paramedic for the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department.

Davis, who started his career with SLTFD in 2002 as a Reserve Firefighter, then became an employee in 2004.

His list of accomplishments include being a field training officer, experience fighting the Deerfield Lodge Fire, the Long Valley Fire and the Angora Fire. Davis has received multiple letters of appreciation from both the public and from the City.

Brenen has been married to his wife, Liz, for three years, and they have two dog named Kula and Sol.

Tahoe Douglas Rotary has been a part of the South Shore community since 1962, and, as are the other 1.2 million Rotarians in the world, are bound by a commong purpose, Service Above Self. The club felt it was an ideal fit to recognize police and fire professionals in the community who make sacrifies every day to serve and protect.
During the week, South Tahoe Now will highlight each of this year's winners of the inagural First Responder Community Hero Award.

The South Lake Tahoe Fire Department will be hosting the second session of STAT: South Tahoe Action Teams from April 2 to April 23.

STAT is designed to incorporate trained citizens in the field with the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department and other first responders during times of crisis. This is the second session for this innovative programs, the first of its kind in the Tahoe Basin.

Sallie from the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department has these tips to make your Christmas fire safe:

Select a fresh tree with good color and firm, flexible needles that do not easily pull from the branches.

Place the tree in plain water immediately after re-cutting the trunk at least ½” above the old cut. The container you use for your tree should hold 2 to 4 quarts of water. The longer you wait to place your tree in water, the greater the chances are that it will lose the required moisture content to keep it fresh through the holiday season. NEVER place your tree on a wooden stand.

A large scale disaster is about to hit South Lake Tahoe. Sirens are blaring, emergency personnel are responding to the airport, screaming people are seriously injured while others cannot be saved, a triage is set up and an incident command center has been set up in the City Council chambers. A large airplane has just crashed with hazardous cargo on board at the Tahoe Valley airport.

Premonition? No. It's a planned emergency drill that will take place on Monday, August 25.

10:45 a.m. Update: What remains of the back of the Deerfield Lodge was evident this morning with smoke still coming from the ruined two story section. Six rooms were damaged with the three on the top floor totally destroyed by fire, and the three on the bottom with extensive water damage. Five vehicles were also damaged.

In order to be trained and prepared to handle active shooter situations, the South Lake Tahoe Police and Fire Departments took part in exercises at Lake Tahoe Community College on Thursday, April 3. They will continue the exercises on Monday at Tahoe Valley Elementary.

Both training sessions take place at school campuses that are on Spring Break so students and classes are not disturbed. The purpose of the exercises are to give the departments an opportunity to work together in order to be prepared should an active shooter incident take place within the city limits.

The South Lake Tahoe Fire Department received a Technology Innovation Award by iPCR, the Electronic Patient Care Reporting System for Fire and Ambulance Services, at Tuesday's City Council meeting.

This award has only been given to five agencies in 20 years. It is for the “2013 Technology Innovation Award” and was given to SLTFD to recognize the exemplary work in implementing a technologically advanced patient care system that is fully electronic.

South Lake Tahoe Fire Department Chief Bruce Martin has promoted Kenin Fairley to Shift Commander. Fairley’s first day as Shift Commander was Feb. 9.

“My thanks to those department members who assisted in the process, as well as the three outside raters. I also wish to thank Captain Jon Anderson for stepping up to the acting position for the last few weeks. Please congratulate and support Kenin; filling this critical leadership position permanently will help us get to work on the issues,” said Chief Martin.

South Lake Tahoe Fire Department responded early Sunday morning to a house fire at Carson and Armstrong avenues where there was a marijuana grow operation.

According to a news release, all three South Tahoe Fire engines and both medic units were committed at the fire scene, reported at 12:30 a.m. The fire was knocked down quickly so both primary and secondary searches were completed with no victims found and overhaul began.

Liberty Energy and Southwest Gas responded to secure the utilities and SLTFD was able to shut down the
water to the house.

The South Lake Tahoe Fire Department has begun handing out candy canes from the decorated fire truck driving throughout the community through Dec. 23. Each night, the holiday truck will make its way through specific sections of the City and the complete schedule is listed below.

These scheduled dates will be dependent on the weather, and may be changed due to driving conditions or emergency responses.

UPDATE: 5:06PM: Here's the latest information from the South Lake Tahoe Police Department regarding the bicycle accident on Monday. The condition of the 19-year-old accident victim is unknown at this time. A 17-year-old juvenile driver faces citation for driving without a license. South Lake Tahoe Police report the following:

Since the economy crashed, representatives from various South Shore agencies have, at one point or another, kicked around the possibility of consolidating to save diminishing public dollars.Lake Va...

For times and dates to see the fire truck in your neighborhood, Lake Tahoe News will have them when the department finalizes the schedule. These scheduled ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../sltfd-getting-ho...