Prescribed fire on SR4 at Calaveras Big Trees sending smoke into Lake Tahoe Basin

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There have been many calls to local fire agencies this afternoon about smoke, and the smell of smoke. There is a prescribed fire on SR4 at Calaveras Big Trees and the plume of smoke gets elevated at that point, and the incoming weather system is bringing it right to South Lake Tahoe.

The National Weather Service in Reno could see it on their models, and there is no other source of smoke closer than Calaveras.

At 4 p.m. Tuesday, the air quality maps show the south end of the Lake Tahoe Basin is currently in the moderate and unhealthy for the sensitive group range.

Ignition on the ground started Tuesday, October 29, and is expected to go on for 7-11 days as they treat 1,300 acres. California State Parks, Calfire and USFS are working together on the area.