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Nurse on way to work puts out fire on side of US50 with paddle fin and gallon of water
Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/03/2020 - 8:48pm
TWIN BRIDGES, Calif. - On Monday, August 31 at about 6:20 p.m., Sara Monroe was doing what she does a few days a week, heading from her home in Pollock Pines to her job at Barton Health in South Lake Tahoe. The CNA with the Skilled Nursing Facility had just passed Twin Bridges on US50 and was heading up the hill towards Camp Sacramento when something caught her attention, perhaps a puff of smoke off the side of the road.
TRPA honors 29th annual Best in the Basin award winners
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/18/2019 - 5:01pm
STATELINE, Nev. - Six projects were given Best in the Basin awards Wednesday by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA). The presentation of the 29th annual winners was made before their board meeting at Stateline.
The TRPA Best in Basin awards program showcases projects around the lake that demonstrate exceptional planning, implementation, and compatibility with Tahoe’s natural environment and communities.
Tahoe National Forest helitak captain dies in Texas crash
Submitted by paula on Sat, 03/30/2019 - 6:41pm
A helicopter accident on the Sam Houston National Forest in Texas has killed a helitack captain from the Tahoe National Forest.
Officials with the U.s. Forest Service said Daniel J. Laird, a 23-year agency employee, was joined by two other crew members on a helicopter assisting a routine controlled burn on the forest when the helicopter went down. The two other crew members were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Laird, who lived in Yuba City, is survived by his wife and daughter.
Controlled burn at Lake Tahoe, fire in El Dorado County cause for smoke Monday
Submitted by paula on Mon, 11/05/2018 - 4:32pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A large controlled burn on Lake Tahoe's West Shore Monday drew some concern as it sent smoke throughout the Basin.
Just west of Lake Tahoe is a fire in the Hell Hole area on USFS land. It is a new fire as of 4:00 p.m. and no data is available at this time.
Prescribed burning to resume in Lake Tahoe Basin; Other fires still restricted
Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/24/2016 - 3:30pm
It's that time of year again when the U.S. Forest Service resumes their prescribed burns in the Lake Tahoe basin to reduce fuels in sensitive areas.
Fire restrictions have not been lifted in the basin yet, but it is not uncommon for the Forest Service to conduct operations while those restrictions are still in effect according to Lisa Heron of the USFS Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
Fall brings return of prescribed burns to South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 10/07/2016 - 8:44pm
If conditions are favorable, prescribed fire operations will return to the region on Tuesday, October 11 near Big Meadow off Highway 89 on Luther Pass.
There are 300 acres full of hand piles ready to burn. Christmas Valley residents may get some smoke as the flow will be in a north/northeast flow.
Prescribed fire burning near airport in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/26/2016 - 12:38pm
A prescribed fire by the Lake Valley Fire Department in the trees and brush surrounding the Upper Truckee River caused some concern by area residents on Thursday afternoon.
Large plumes of smoke could be seen from miles away, and with the burn not on the normal U.S. Forest Service weekly list of prescribed burning, many calls were made from concerned citizens. According to the USFS office in South Lake Tahoe, they alone had dozens of phone calls.
Prescribed burns continue in Lake Tahoe basin
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/10/2016 - 9:03pm
Weather permitting, California State Parks, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service are scheduled to continue prescribed fire operations beginning Monday, April 11, 2016.
On the North Shore - 10 acres at Burton Creek State Park.
On the East Shore - 32 acres at Sand Harbor, 28 acres at Spooner Summit and 200 acres at Camp Galilee.
Prescribed burns to continue in Lake Tahoe basin
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/17/2016 - 5:53pm
Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks and the California Tahoe Conservancy are planning to continue prescribed fire operations next week beginning Tuesday, January 19, 2016 in the following areas:
Tranquility - Between Round Hill and Zephyr Cove, 3 acres of hand piles will be burned. The ignition date is planned for 1/20/16. Fire and smoke will be present during five days of burn down time with smoke expected to travel to the north/northeast. Smoke may be visible from Zephyr Cove to Round Hill.
Low inversion layer keeping smoke from prescribed burns near ground
Submitted by paula on Sat, 12/05/2015 - 10:14am
Smoke from local prescribed burns can be seen, and smelled, through much of South Lake Tahoe today. A cool night and low inversion layer have trapped the smoke closer to the ground than normal.
What most residents are experiencing is coming from a 69-acre prescribed burn area near Trout Creek that was ignited Friday. The South Lake Tahoe Fire Department said there are no vegetative fires in the basin.
Smoke was especially heavy Friday night and looked much like fog while navigating many streets in the area.
Training the next generation of wildland firefighters
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/26/2015 - 12:56pm
Kyburz Fire 667 personnel. Lowell Fire 771 personnel. Washington Fire 1,113 personnel.
These recent fires in the forests near Lake Tahoe have had hundreds of fire fighters on the ground, digging fire lines, cutting down trees and putting out fires. It's not an easy job, the hours are sometimes endless or never enough. But those that do it, love it.
The U.S. Forest Service has been training the next front line of defense against forest fires.
Lake Tahoe prescribed fire operations to continue
Submitted by paula on Sat, 03/28/2015 - 9:21pm
Expect to see some smoke around the Lake Tahoe basin this week as the U.S. Forest Service continues their prescribed fire operations.
Starting Monday, March 30, 2015, weather permitting, the burning of hand piles of wood and slash will take place in Blackwood Canyon between Tahoe City and Tahoma, on the south side of Meeks Bay, on Gardner Mountain near South Tahoe High School and off Gardner Street, on Luther Pass near Grass Lake, at Ski Run Boulevard near Heavenly and on the East Shore near Logan Creek Drive.
Operations may last through the next several weeks as conditions allow.
Forest Service watching controlled burn areas
Submitted by paula on Thu, 12/11/2014 - 11:31pm
There were several reports of visible smoke Thursday in areas around recent Lake Tahoe controlled burns, and there was more concern with the high winds.
The Forest Service has crews monitoring the locations, especially those near Spooner Summit and Sawmill Road.
At this time there are no burns out of control and with the expected rain and snow Thursday night and Friday morning, concerns should ease.
Fire operations continuing on the South Shore as weather permits
Submitted by paula on Sun, 11/23/2014 - 6:02pm
Favorable conditions are giving the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District and the U.S. Forest Service more opportunities to burn piles around Van Sickle Bi-State Park, Heavenly urban lots and McKinney Rubicon area.
With cooler temperatures and some precipitation, this time of year is perfect for prescribed burning.
Fuel Reduction Fire Across Lake Near Incline Village
Submitted by paula on Mon, 10/14/2013 - 1:02pm
Billows of smoke can be seen from the South Shore today as the North Lake Tahoe Fire Department took advantage of the good conditions and continued their prescribed burn on 35 acres above Lariat Circle in the Incline Village General Improvement District.
Smoke resulting from the understory burn will affect the surrounding areas for approximately 24 hours. People that are smoke sensitive are advised to please stay inside and close their windows and doors as much as possible until the smoke dissipates.
Warrant issued in TRE fire case
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 4:09pmA $5,000 warrant was issued Monday for the arrest of a man accused of failing to extinguish the controlled burn that started the Topaz Ranch Estates.Steven Cozad, 30, was scheduled to appear in Eas...
911 call describes controlled burn that may have sparked wildfire
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/25/2012 - 4:35pmInvestigators looking into the cause of the 7,500-acre Topaz Ranch Estates wildfire are zeroing in on a controlled burn reported out of control two days before it allegedly rekindled in high win...
Forest Service prescribed fire today near Emerald Bay
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 9:16amSmoke will be noticeable today at the north end of Emerald Bay as the U.S. Forest Service continues its prescribed fire operations. Here's the notice from the Forest Service regarding the controlled burn.
Smoke and fire in the Lake Tahoe Basin continues
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 11:43pmA day after heavy smoke from a west slope prescribed fire in the Eldorado National Forest carried into the Lake Tahoe Basin, another controlled burn is planned closer to home before the onset of winter storms, according to the U.S. Forest Service. A prescribed fire is set for Wednesday in the McKinney and Rubicon Bay areas of Lake Tahoe's west shore.
Opinion: Questioning logic of controlled burn
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 9:44pmPublisher's note: This letter was sent to the U.S. Forest Service office and then to Lake Tahoe News on Nov. 18. I'm not sure who to direct this comment to, and ...www.laketahoenews.net/.../op...
Opinion: Questioning logic of controlled burn
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 4:09pmPublisher's note: This letter was sent to the U.S. Forest Service office and then to Lake Tahoe News on Nov. 18. I'm not sure who to direct this comment to, and although I did not lose my home...
