40 acres of prescribed fire operations added to Lake Tahoe schedule
Submitted by paula on Thu, 12/07/2023 - 11:28pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Three new locations have been added to the prescribed fire map for this week. USDA Forest Service firefighters are scheduled to begin burning piles tomorrow off Cathedral and Spring Creek roads on the south end of Lake Tahoe, weather permitting.
The three new spots:
Cascade 132-USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Location: Spring Creek Road and SR89 near South Lake Tahoe. Burn Type: Hand Piles.
Cascade 136-USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Location: Spring Creek Road and SR89 near South Lake Tahoe. Burn Type: Hand Piles.
Total Acreage: 10. Planned Ignition: 12/09/2023
Cascade 146-USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Location: Cathedral Road and SR89 near South Lake Tahoe. Burn Type: Hand Piles.
Total Acreage: 10. Planned Ignition: 12/08/2023.
View previous maps for all prescribed fire operations this week: https://southtahoenow.com/story/12/04/2023/prescribed-fire-operations-around-lake-tahoe-week and https://southtahoenow.com/story/12/04/2023/prescribed-fire-operations-scheduled-begin-wednesday-lake....
Smoke will be visible and may continue for several days depending on conditions. View the current air quality index, prescribed fire map, press release, fire and smoke map and smoke management tips using the links below.
To be added to the prescribed fire notification list, send an email to sm.fs.paltbmu@usda.gov.
Prescribed fires are a vital forest management tool used by land managers to help protect communities by removing excess vegetation (fuels) that can feed unwanted wildland fires. Reintroducing low intensity fire onto the landscape also benefits forest health by recycling nutrients back into the soil, reducing the spread of insects and disease, and making room for new growth which provides forage for wildlife.
Air Quality Index: airnow.gov
Rx Fire Map: tahoelivingwithfire.com
Press Release: tinyurl.com/282c26zt
Fire/Smoke Map: fire.airnow.gov
Smoke Management Tips: tinyurl.com/3y47pveu