SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Firefighters responded to a small wildfire on Thursday at approximately 8:30 p.m. The Blackwood Fire was located on National Forest lands on the corner of Blackwood Road and Pioneer Trail near Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe.
The fire was approximately 1/10 of an acre, was determined to be human-caused, and remains under investigation. The fire was put out quickly, and Forest Service firefighters monitored the area on Friday.
Responding agencies included CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit, Lake Valley Fire Protection District Brush 6 and Battalion 7, South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue Brush 1, and the U.S. Forest Service 19C1 and Engine 342.