Evacuation warnings lifted for Washoe Meadows, North Upper Truckee areas
Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/16/2021 - 2:15pm
Another evacuation warning has been lifted for areas in the Caldor Fire area in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
The following Evacuation warnings have been lifted in El Dorado County:
East zone:
Washoe Meadows area including all residences accessed from North Upper Truckee Road, Tahoe Mountain Road, Lake Tahoe Boulevard, west of Tahoe Mountain Road and Chiapa Drive.
The area remaining in a warning includes Christmas Valley.
There is still a temporary Emergency Closure in effect for the Eldorado National Forest through the end of September. This closure includes all National Forest Service lands,roads (including Mormon Emigrant Trail) and trails within the Eldorado National Forest on the West Slope. In the Lake Tahoe Basin, the forest closure order has been lifted in most areas except for remains in effect for the following backcountry areas: Desolation Wilderness, Meiss Country, Barker Pass and McKinney/Rubicon which are closed through September 19, 2021. A special closure is in the works for all areas within the Caldor Fire area.