Community wildfire evacuation and preparedness meeting

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - The threat of wildland fires grows in California and the Lake Tahoe Basin every year. They are becoming larger, more destructive and deadly than ever before. Do you know what to do in case of fire?

The public needs to be prepared when wildfire strikes. The Camp Fire in November 2018 was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history to date. It burned 153,336 acres, destroyed 18,804 buildings and killed 85 people. The center of that fire was Paradise, California, They had held city-wide fire drills and appeared to be prepared.

What can residents do if a fire of that magnitude happens in Lake Tahoe?

On Thursday, April 25, 2019, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at South Tahoe Middle School, a panel of leading experts will take place to inform the public about the threat wildfires pose to the community.

Learn how to be better prepared and what you need to know before and during an evacuation at this public meeting.