tahoe douglas fire
Highway 395 re-opened after fire burns more than 2,000 acres south of Gardnerville
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 1:15pm
UPDATE 8:45AM: Highway 395 has reopened with controls (pilot vehicle) so expect delays and watch for fire vehicles, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center.
Tahoe Douglas Fire District uses insurance bonus money to reward local nonprofits
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 1:18am
Five Douglas County, Lake Tahoe and Northern Nevada area non-profit organizations are the recipients of Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District employee insurance money designed to benefit community groups.
The money directed to the nonprofit groups comes from the fire district's health insurance plan operated through consultant LBG Advisors.
The following organizations were given the gifts:
Tahoe Douglas fire station pancake feed to benefit local charities
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/29/2012 - 3:36am
Event Date:
September 1, 2012 - 8:30am
Stack 'em up and pour on the syrup Saturday at Tahoe Douglas Fire Station 3 with a firehouse pancake feed.
The community is invited to the breakfast, which runs from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. with proceeds to go to local South Shore Lake Tahoe area charities. The cost is $5 for adults. Children 12 and under are free.
TRPA Community Appreciation Day and Lake Spirit Awards
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 08/21/2012 - 3:24pmEvent Date:
September 27, 2012 - 4:00pm
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency will host its second annual Community Appreciation Day and Lake Spirit Awards on Thursday, September 27 from 4 – 7 p.m. at the TRPA offices at 128 Market Street in Stateline.
Coyote Grill Welcomes The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 8:24am
Event Date:
August 16, 2012 - 5:00pm The Coyote Grill Welcomes the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District to 'All You Can Eat Chili.'
The Coyote Grill dishes up 'All You Can Eat Chili' every Thursday from 5:00 PM 'till closing and donates 20% of all proceeds to each beneficiary.
'The Best Place to Hang, Nevada Side...'
Motorcycle accident on Spooner ties up westbound lane
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 07/06/2012 - 11:59amA motorcycle accident with injuries has tied up traffic along Highway 50 near the top of Spooner Summit, according to Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection paramedics on the scene. Initially an air ambulance was called to the accident, believed to have involved a motorcycle and a deer in the westbound lane. Instead the patient was to be transported by ambulance. The accident was reported at around 11:35 a.m.
Motorcycle rider crashes on Lake Tahoe side of Kingsbury Grade, air ambulance to respond
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 06/21/2012 - 4:00pmA motorycle rider crashed on the Lake Tahoe side of Kingsbury Grade Thursday afternoon and was to be transported by medical helicopter to Renown Medical Center in Reno.
Zehpyr Cove evacuation drill Thursday
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 12:14pmSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District will hold an interagency wildfire evacuation drill from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in the Zephyr Heights and Zephyr Knoll neigh...
Evacuation Drill for Zephyr Knolls and Zephyr Heights on May 31
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 05/28/2012 - 3:49amThe Tahoe Douglas Fire District will hold an inter-agency wildfire evacuation drill on May 31 between the hours of 10am – 2pm.
The drill will be held in the Zephyr Heights and Zephyr Knolls communities. Residents of these communities will be notified by direct mail, door hangers and signage at the entrance areas to the communities.
Residents are encouraged to participate. The evacuation center for the drill will be the Zephyr Cove Park picnic area. Lunch will be served to those residents who evacuate to the park.
Lake Tahoe agency honors fire chiefs, supports wildfire awareness week
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 05/26/2012 - 1:01pmThe Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board passed a resolution in support of Lake Tahoe Wildfire Awareness Week and thanked the Tahoe Basin Fire Chiefs for their service during a ceremony at their May 26 Governing Board meeting.
Kudos & Kindness: Coyote Grill fundraiser benefits TRIAD programs
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 6:00amTRIAD is committed to enhancing the quality of life for our senior citizens. TRIAD is made up of the: Douglas County Sheriff Department, East Fork Fire and Paramedic District, Tahoe Douglas Fire, D...
Hilltrac Skier Express at Ridge Tahoe Prepares for Launch
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 1:11am
Personnel from the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District conduct training Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, on the new Hilltrac Skier Express at the Ridge Tahoe. The new self-operated, gondola-type car, which will begin operating next week, will transport skiers from the Ridge Tahoe to the Stagecoach Chairlift. The 8-passenger gondola-type transport sits on a track and with the swipe of a room key, will take passengers down the slope side right to the Stagecoach Chairlift at Heavenly Mountain Resort within minutes.
Fire spreads from firebox into attic of South Tahoe home
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 2:37am
A house fire that started in a box in back of a fireplace and spread into the attic of a Cold Creek Trail home was knocked down Thursday night. No one was hurt in the blaze, which was largely confined to the attic and ceiling, said Lake Valley Fire Protection District Chief Gareth Harris.
The house, located at 2497 Cold Creek Trail is not habitable but still standing. The fire was reported at around 7 p.m. Estimated damage to the home is between $75,000 to $100,000, Harris said.
Bradford joins the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District board
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 6:00amTahoe Douglas Fire Protection District recently announced the appointment of local business leader Mike Bradford to the Board of Trustees."I'm really looking forward to working with Fire Chief B...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 10:55pmMike Bradford, owner of Lakeside Inn Casino in Stateline, has been appointed to the board of directors for the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District. • Pamela Harris, 56, of Placerville has been appo...
Snippets about Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/23/2011 - 3:52pmMike Bradford, owner of Lakeside Inn Casino in Stateline, has been appointed to the board of directors for the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District. • Pamela ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../snippets-ab...
As demand soars, Christmas Cheer makes plea for help
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 2:22pm
The Great Recession continues to rear its head here at home, with demands on social services soaring and a genuine fear that South Shore’s food bank won’t be able to provide Christmas dinner for a record number of families in need.
For 30 years, the Christmas Cheer food bank has helped families celebrate Christmas with a traditional dinner of turkey and all the trimmings. However, with 800 families expected to be on the list of those to receive a dinner, the charity has only 75 donated turkeys and five hams to give and organizers say they are beyond being nervous.
Safety before fun at Festival of Trees and Lights
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 6:25pmGuevin is the acting fire marshal for Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District. It's his job to make sure this event with its 14 designer trees and assorted holiday decorations don't go up in fl...
Safety before fun at Festival of Trees and Lights
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 12:38pmGuevin is the acting fire marshal for Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District. It's his job to make sure this event with its 14 designer trees and assorted holiday ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../safe...
Fire reported at former Bill's Casino
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 9:35amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District responded to a report of a fire at the former Bill's Casino building early Wednesday morning.Someone lit a plastic construct...
Forest Service responds to rekindling of prescribed fire unit on Kingsbury Grade
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 12:38pmUDPATE12:45PM: A prescribed fire on Upper Kingsbury Grade conducted two weeks ago rekindled, touching off about 14 acres before it was fully contained late this morning, according to the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
"The fire is 100 percent contained," said spokeswoman Cheva Heck.
Old prescribed burn reignites in high winds
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 11:31amEmbers from a weeks-old prescribed burn off Kingsbury Grade reignited into a 10-12 acre fire early Tuesday morning.Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District firefighters first responded to the call...
Don't take a vacation from safety
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 9:26amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District reminds area visitors and locals to not take a vacation from safety.Don't forget to check the smoke detectors in your reside...
Turkey fryers a leading cause of fires at Thanksgiving
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 4:23amTahoe Douglas Fire Protection District wants to warn residents and guests that cooking fires are the leading cause of fire injuries in homes. These fires are ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../turkey-fryers...
KUDOS & KINDNESS: Nice job Tahoe Douglas Fire District
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 1:24pmToday I witnessed a pleasant sight from our local fire department, Tahoe Douglas Fire District. In our neighborhood there were a number of dead treats that required removal. I walked over to the jo...
Tahoe Douglas picks chief from within department
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 10/29/2011 - 10:06amTahoe Douglas Fire Protection District has promoted Ben Sharit to fire chief. Sharit started with the district in 1985 as a firefighter/paramedic, rising through the ranks in the last 26 years. He sta...
Burn pile catches fire on Upper Kingsbury
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 10/21/2011 - 11:52amFire crews have responded this morning to upper Kingsbury Grade where a small fire broke out near the Tahoe Rim Trail across from Andrea Court.
The fire apparently started from a smoldering burn pile. It spread to about 10 feet by 10 feet in size and was reported at around 11:35. Multiple fire units from Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District responded and have knocked it down.
Small brush fire snuffed at Upper Kingsbury
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 12:02pmFirefighters responded this morning to a quarter-acre brush fire that emitted a lot of smoke near the top of Kingsbury Grade. No structures were threatened. The fire, reported at around 11:45 a.m. was controlled quickly by the first responding unit from Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, said Fire Chief Ben Sharit.
Gas leak at lower Kingsbury Grade prompts 'small area' evacuation
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 9:21amA natural gas leak, reported at around 8:50 this morning, has prompted the evacuation of a small area around the 200 block of S.R. 207 Kingsbury Grade, according to Tahoe Douglas Fire Chief Ben Sharit. The initial report came in from the contracting firm Peak Construction. It was reported as a 2-inch gas line leak. The leak was secured quickly by crews and Southwest Gas has arrived, Sharit said. The evacuation area are buildings at 290 Kingsbury Grade near the 7-Eleven.
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...
