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Annual Tahoe Douglas Fire Pancake Breakfast Saturday
Submitted by paula on Fri, 09/01/2017 - 10:25pm
Event Date:
September 2, 2017 - 8:30am
Tahoe Douglas Fire Department is holding their annual Labor Day Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, September 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Station 23 at 193 Elks Point Road.
Meet TDFD Chief Scott Baker and the firefighters, tour the station, play fire safety games, learn how to use an extinguisher, see bomb squad demonstrations and learn how to properly install a car seat.
Since its a pancake breakfast, they are also serving up breakfast! A $5 donation is suggested for adults and kids over 12, those under 12 are free.
Funds raised go to community causes such as youth scholarships.
Complete loss after roof collapses on Kingsbury Grade condo
Submitted by paula on Fri, 03/10/2017 - 2:09pm
The roof over a South Shore condominium collapsed Friday morning, destroying one of the units and damaging the other.
Tahoe Douglas Fire Department (TDFD) responded to the March 10 incident on Kingsbury Grade on the lake side of its intersection with South Benjamin Drive.
"Looks like a total loss as the only thing still standing is garage, but even that ceiling is damaged," said Tahoe Douglas Fire Marshall Eric Guevin.
New chief at the helm of Tahoe Douglas Fire Department
Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/22/2016 - 3:07pm
Retired Tahoe Douglas Fire Chief Ben Sharit can now rest assured that his former fire department is in good hands with the promotion of Scott Baker to Fire Chief. Baker took over the controls in July 1.
He came to the Tahoe Douglas Fire Department in December as Assistant Chief as a nation-wide search, but it turned out they didn't have to look far as Baker was Division Chief of Fleet and Facilities for the Reno Fire Department.
Gregory “Scott” Baker named Tahoe Douglas Fire's new Assistant Fire Chief
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/25/2016 - 1:18pm
Gregory "Scott" Baker has joined the Tahoe Douglas Fire District as their new Assistant Fire Chief, replacing Mark A. Novak who left the department a year ago to become the new Fire Chief in Vail, Colorado.
Baker, who brings with him over 20-years of service, comes to the fire district from the Reno Fire Department where his most recent position was that of Division Chief of Fleet and Facilities.
Firefighters put out suspicious brush fire in Rabe Meadow
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/19/2015 - 4:19pm
Fire crews are mopping up after responding to a small brush fire in Rabe Meadow on Sunday afternoon.
Firefighters from Tahoe Douglas Fire Department (TDFD) and the U.S. Forest Service got early control of the fire which was burning in dry brush on Forest Service land just northeast of the bike bath.
The fire is under investigation according to Fire Marshal Eric Guevin. "Anyone with information is to call the Forest Service or TDFD via 911," said Guevin.
Tahoe Douglas Fire blood drive in honor of injured firefighter
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/14/2015 - 10:30am
Event Date:
May 19, 2015 (All day)
The Tahoe Douglas Fire Department is holding a blood drive in honor of Fresno Fire Department Captain Pete Dern who was burned over 70% of his body while responding to an house fire in March.
Not only will donations show support for first responders who put their lives on the line to aid and protect us, donors also earn a chance at winning one of two $750 Southwest Airlines gift cards.
Joseph and Joan Truxler: Let's All Get Together and Make the Fireworks Better, Make Cleanup Better
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/14/2014 - 11:30pm
They’ve been called unpleasant names that can’t be printed. They’ve received death threats. For a few days one may even assume they were hated. That was then.
They’re being called courageous. They’re being called heroes. They’re being thanked for caring about our environment and bringing the effect of fireworks in the lake to the forefront. That is now.
