fire protection
Arson suspect arrested in 47K acre Perry Fire burning near Reno
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/31/2018 - 5:12pm
An arrest has been made in connection with the Perry Fire, which has burned over 47,000 acres north of Reno as of Tuesday afternoon.
A 34-year-old Reno man is in custody on multiple arson charges as part of a joint fire and law enforcement investigation into the cause of the fire which started on July 27, 2018.
The fire is 31 percent contained at this hour
Construction worker run over in South Lake Tahoe, transported via helicopter to Renown
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/24/2018 - 4:19pm
A man working at the new Gondola Vista Estates project in South Lake Tahoe was transported to Renown Medical Center in Reno via helicopter after being run over by a pickup truck Tuesday morning.
Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District (TDFPD) responded to the 7:31 a.m. on July 24 call as it was originally reported for the area behind Harrah's Tahoe, on the Nevada side. TDFPD was in process of providing Advanced Life Support (ALS) when South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue arrived. TDFPD stabilized the victim and took him to a helicopter landing area at Kahle Community Center.
SLT Fire Rescue crew working the over 33,000 acre Ferguson Fire
Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/23/2018 - 1:19pm
Four firefighter/paramedics from South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue are part of the 3,000 firefighting personnel at the Ferguson Fire burning northeast of Mariposa in Western Yosemite. This is the fire responsible for sending smoke into the Lake Tahoe basin for a week.
One engine with Captain Tyler Jack, Engineers Kevin Van Kirk and Mike Taormina and Firefighter Danny Vallejo left the South Shore nine days ago for a 14-day assignment at the fire.
They are joined by crews from Fallen Leaf Fire Department, Northstar Fire and North Tahoe Fire Protection District.
House fire in Meyers under investigation
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/17/2018 - 5:43pm
A house fire in Meyers brought out crews from multiple agencies on Friday, July 13.
Lake Valley Fire Protection District (LVFPD) responded to a structure fire call at approximately 11:04 a,m. Crews arrived to the scene on Kiowa Drive to find smoke and flames coming from the lower lever of the home. Firefighters initiated a fire attack and with the help of CalFire, South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue and North Tahoe Fire, crews were able to knock down the flames and extinguish the fire.
Suspicious car fire in Meyers
Submitted by paula on Tue, 07/17/2018 - 5:03pm
A fire destroyed a vehicle parked outside a Meyers residence early Tuesday morning. The call came in at 3:26 a.m. July 17, and Lake Valley Fire Protection District, CalFire and the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office (EDSO) reponded.
The fire was contained to the vehicle which was parked on Zuni Street.
The incident is an active investigation on a suspicious fire, according to EDSO Sergeant Anthony Prencipe.
No other details at this point.
Firefighters jump quickly on lightning caused tree fire near South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sat, 07/14/2018 - 9:03pm
Firefighters quickly took care of a fire between Christmas Valley and Luther Pass Saturday afternoon after a tree was ignited by a strike of lightning as a strong storm system moved through parts of the South Shore.
Lake Valley Fire Protection District and the U.S. Forest Service responded after several calls were received about smoke being seen in the area.
Called the Tucker Fire, it involved a single tree the fire was contained to a 5ft x 5ft area with the help of water drops by a helicopter.
James Fire between Genoa and Carson City burns 260 acres, at 30% containment
Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/09/2018 - 1:31pm
9:14 p.m. update: The James Loop Fire was reported at 12:45 p.m. at the James Canyon Development near Carson City, Nevada. Tonight, the fire was mapped at 260 acres and is currently 30 percent contained. The fire was caused by heavy equipment working on a new home under construction The fire burned 163 acres of private and 107 acres of Bureau of Indian Affairs lands, but threatened lands
managed by the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The East Fork Fire Protection District was in unified command with the U.S. Forest Service.
Fireworks barge catches fire in Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/05/2018 - 8:28am
Two hours after the Lights on the Lake fireworks show ended on July 4, one of three barges used in the show caught on fire.
The fireworks crews on board attempted to put out the fire with fire extinguishers but were unable to suppress the flames. Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District (TDFPD) monitors the show each year and weren't far away. At 12:27 a.m. July 5, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District responded with their new fire boat, Marine 24, and doused the fire within six minutes.
There were no injuries.
Eighteen graduate during 12th annual Lake Tahoe Fire Academy ceremony
Submitted by paula on Mon, 07/02/2018 - 7:53pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - "This is a really special group," Brad Deeds, Dean of Workforce Development and Instruction at Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC), told those attending Saturday's graduation of the Lake Tahoe Basin Fire Academy (LTBFA) class of 2018.
For the past ten months, the 18 graduating men and women have been put through the tough physical, emotional, operational and educational requirements of becoming a firefighter.
Each speaker echoed Deeds' sentiments.
Fire restrictions in place around Lake Tahoe - Know what is allowed
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 6:20pm
There are important regulations to be aware of when visiting and living in Lake Tahoe, and not all jurisdictions have the same rules.
City of South Lake Tahoe
No outside fires are allowed in the City unless it is a cooking fire with charcoal in a barbecue or in a fire pit with gas piped in, or one that uses liquid petroleum. Anything that creates embers is banned, including wood burning fire pits and backyard bonfires.
Even if wood fire pit has mesh lid, it is banned. No open burning is allowed at this time, including the burning of pine needles are yard debris.
50th annual Meeks Bay Pancake Breakfast
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 4:04pm
Event Date:
Repeats every day until Sun Jul 08 2018 .
July 7, 2018 - 8:00am
July 8, 2018 - 8:00am
The Meeks Bay Fire Protection District is holding their 50th annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, July 7 and Sunday, July 8 from 8:00 a.m. to noon each day.
This is a hearty breakfast spread (pancakes, sausage, applesauce) that supports local California State Parks and the Meeks Bay Fire Protection District. T-shirts and raffle items available for purchase. Smokey the Bear will be there as well as fire prevention activities.
The pancake breakfast will take place at their fire house, located at 8041 Hwy 89 in Meeks Bay.
Meeks Bay meeting set for El Dorado County VHR discussion
Submitted by paula on Mon, 06/18/2018 - 9:43pm
Event Date:
June 25, 2018 - 6:30pm
El Dorado County Board of Supervisor’s Vacation Home Rental (VHR) ad hoc Committee
has scheduled a community meeting for Monday, June 25 at the Meeks Bay Fire Protection District from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The meeting will provide residents who live on the West Shore of the Lake Tahoe basin with an overview of the Committee’s work and full Board of Supervisor actions taken over the last several months to change the ordinance that regulates VHRs in the unincorporated portion of the County.
Washoe Lake Dam on a breach watch; flood precautions in place
Submitted by paula on Mon, 06/18/2018 - 8:26pm
After a routine inspection of the Washoe Lake Dam Monday it was determined that the dam was in danger of potentially breaching. Experts arrived on site and conducted an analysis mitigation for the last several hours. Due to this examination, the Washoe Lake Dam threat has been downgraded from imminent threat to a watch.
If the dam breached, the Steamboat Creek and Steamboat Ditch areas would be flooded. Due to this threat, residents were asked in these and surrounding areas, to be prepared to evacuate when notified.
Letter: Ms. Lisa Maloff’s lesson to South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/08/2018 - 11:47am
In an ever more vitriolic, self-centered and money hungry culture, the magnificent moments appear to be farther and fewer between. However, in Tahoe, a constant bright spot has been found over the past several years with Ms. Lisa Maloff’s numerous charitable donations. Illustrated by the exhaustive list below, it is overwhelming to envision the impact she has had on our little community. And, while most would argue that the money has all the power to change everything, I disagree.
Fire at Tahoma home Thursday, all escaped with no injuries
Submitted by paula on Thu, 06/07/2018 - 7:32pm
There was a multi-agency response to a residential structure fire near Antelope and Alder streets in Tahoma on the west shore of Lake Tahoe around 9:48 a.m. Thursday.
When Meeks Bay Fire Protection District (MBFPD) fire engines first arrived, they found the home 50 percent engulfed in flames. Three adults live in the two-story house and two were home at the time of the fire. They were able to get out with no injuries.
Letter: Soroptimist of Tahoe Sierra club thanks all who made Elegant Evening a success
Submitted by paula on Mon, 06/04/2018 - 2:57pm
Soroptimist International of Tahoe Sierra’s Elegant Evening 2018 at Harrah’s Tahoe was a huge success and that was due to the generosity of businesses and friends both near and far.
Thank you to all who attended this fun, entertaining and worthwhile event and those that donated to enable our support of the many programs and organizations we assist. As always, all money raised is invested into schools, scholarships, community projects, youth, and services both locally and globally. (www.sitahoesierra.org) .t
Several activities during Lake Tahoe Wildfire Awareness Month
Submitted by paula on Sun, 06/03/2018 - 8:09am
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – As we’ve learned from the recent Fire Season Outlook, year-round fire season is the new normal in the Lake Tahoe Basin and throughout the country. Now is the perfect time to learn what to do to prepare your home and family to survive wildfire, and to take action. To help you with this, the collaborative members of the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team are once again conducting Lake Tahoe Wildfire Awareness Month throughout the month of June. We encourage you to “Prepare Now! Wildfire Knows No Season.”
TRPA tree service workshop
Submitted by paula on Fri, 06/01/2018 - 1:13pm
Event Date:
June 12, 2018 - 9:00am
STATELINE, Nev. – The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) is offering a tree service workshop from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, June 12 at the agency’s office in Stateline, 128 Market Street. Topics for the workshop will include:
A presentation on how to use TRPA’s online tree removal application tool by Linda Allen, IT systems analyst for TRPA;
An overview of TRPA’s tree removal rules and regulations by Bruce Barr, forester for TRPA;
Memorial Day ceremony to honor Lake Valley Firefighter Larry Stewart
Submitted by paula on Thu, 05/24/2018 - 11:55pm
Lake Valley firefighter Larry Stewart was on his way to a fire at Camp Richardson on Friday July 3, 1964 when the water tender truck he was driving ran into a tree. He died two days later.
On Memorial Day, 2018, Stewart will be dedicated on the Public Safety Wall of Honor during a ceremony at Happy Homestead Cemetery. The ceremony begins at 11:00 a.m.
In 2017, the first ceremony was held and the names of US Forest Service-Tahoe Basin Firefighter Mikey Hallenbeck and Lake Valley Fire Protection District (LVFPD) irefighter Mitch Underhill were permanently etched on the Wall.
US-395 closed near Topaz Lodge after mudslide crosses roadway into hotel
Submitted by paula on Mon, 05/21/2018 - 9:05pm
UPDATE 5/22 6:35 a.m. :. On May 21, 2018 at approximately 6:38 p.m. East Fork Fire Protection District and Douglas County Emergency Management was dispatched to several reports of massive debris flows across US 395 in several locations in and around the Topaz Lodge and on Topaz Park Road.
The Topaz Lodge was occupied with about 200 people who sheltered in place during the event. West 395 and Topaz Park Road were completely impassable. Approximately 20 occupied motor vehicles were impacted on the roadways, with no reported injuries.
Truck breaks axle as towing cars through South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 04/27/2018 - 6:37pm
Many thought the smoke and back up off traffic in front of the casino corridor Friday was the result of another underground explosions, but this time a truck and trailer were the culprit.
Tahoe Douglas Fire responded to the call of heavy smoke on Highway 50 between Harrahs Tahoe and Harvey's.
Two rigs carrying the vehicles were in the westbound lanes when one of them lost their rear trailer axle. There was a resulting brake fire that blew out a tire according to Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District Fire Marshal Eric Guevin. He said it was very smoky but a "minimalistic" fire.
Fire at TRPA building sends one to burn unit at UC Davis
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/25/2018 - 5:16pm
STATELINE, Nev. - A man was severely burned Wednesday afternoon as he worked on a vehicle in a leased space on the bottom floor of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) building off of Kingsbury Grade.
There was an initial explosion which caused the fire. The unidentified man suffered serious burns to his head, face and arms. He was flown to the UC Davis Burn Center.
The cause is still under investigation for the afternoon incident, but fire officials do know that the man was working on a fueled vehicle. He was able to get out of the building on his own.
Stateline fire in destroys 2 buildings in trailer park on Kingsbury Grade
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/23/2018 - 9:53am
STATELINE, Nev. - A fire Monday morning destroyed one mobile home and a garage on Kingsbury Grade in Stateline.
At 8:50 a.m., the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District received a call about a fire in the Ponderosa Mobile Home. When emergency crews arrived they found both a home and a garage fully engulfed with flames.
There was nobody home at the time and no injuries have been reported. A dog was in the yard of the home and neighbors broke through the fence to get her.
Injured man rescued by CHP helicopter near Kyburz
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/15/2018 - 10:27pm
A Napa man was hoisted out of the Kyburz area on Friday after falling about 30 feet from a rock formation while climbing.
The H20 helicopter from the California Highway Patrol responded due to the remote location and they were assisted by the El Dorado County Fire Protection District and CAL FIRE personnel who treated the patient and prepared him for extraction.
The 52-year-old man was then transported to Barton Hospital in South Lake Tahoe for the treatment of major injuries.
The woman behind South Lake Tahoe police composite drawings
Submitted by paula on Wed, 04/11/2018 - 11:19pm
Connecting with victims and witnesses after a crime is not just the job of law enforcement, its also the job of composite sketch artists.
Imagine talking to a child who just witnessed a horrific crime, a woman who has just been raped, or a man who beaten up as another man murdered, and needing them to remember the face of the perpetrator.
Prescribed burns in Lake Tahoe ahead of next storm
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/09/2018 - 7:31pm
Prescribed fire operations will continue around several areas around Lake Tahoe this week, weather permitting. he Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT), which includes the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks, California Tahoe Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service will continue prescribed fire operations in Sugar Pine Point and Burton Creek state parks on the West Shore, Carnelian Bay and Kings Beach on the North Shore, Logan Shoals on the East Shore and on Kingsbury Grade and off Ski Run Boulevard on the South Shore. Smoke may be present.
Kudos: Drug Store Project successful due to community partnerships
Submitted by paula on Thu, 04/05/2018 - 7:18pm
If you had walked onto the LTCC campus on Tuesday, April 3, you would have never guessed that there were 325 6th grade youth and 220 agency and volunteer workers throughout the corridors, all learning information on how and why to keep themselves safe from drugs. “Choices, what are yours?” was the theme of our efforts in keeping our youth drug free. With the country’s attitudes and norms about drug use changing, times are even more difficult for our kids.
Prescribed fire operations continue around Lake Tahoe Basin
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/02/2018 - 7:56pm
Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team has announced continued prescribed fire operations by the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team at several locations in the Lake Tahoe Basin this week, weather and conditions permitting. Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, California State Parks, California Tahoe Conservancy and the U.S.
Letter: No Globe Alliance lays out plan
Submitted by paula on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 7:41pm
The following is an email sent to both the South Lake Tahoe City Council and the SnowGlobe Music Festival organizers:
1. Independent Engineer:
- a. Repeat previous dB tests for comparison
- b. Establish new dB tests and standards
- c. Establish Sound Czar with authority to adjust volume or end performance of artist
2. Must have standards, monitoring and fines for violations that are independently en-forced with a mechanism to have complaints responded to within 20 minutes of being reported (no unattended phone number for complaints).
3. Noise Engineering per Presentation.
Annual Easter Egg hunt hosted by Lake Valley Fire
Submitted by paula on Thu, 03/08/2018 - 7:32pm
Event Date:
April 1, 2018 - 9:30am
The Lake Valley Fire Protection District annual Easter Egg Hunt is always a great annual family experience. This year, on April 1 at Tahoe Paradise Park in Meyers, 10,000 eggs will be hidden for the younger set, including the golden eggs with special prizes.
Arrive at 9:30 a.m. to get ready for the 10:00 a.m. hunt. The fire truck will also be there again with the Easter Bunny, so bring your camera.
There is limited parking in the park.
For more information, call 530.577.3737.
Foundation gives $85,000 to enhance Barton Health services
Submitted by paula on Wed, 02/28/2018 - 11:33pm
Barton Foundation released its first wave of funding for new equipment, services, and programs that will impact the Lake Tahoe community through Barton Health in 2018. The Foundation dispersed $85,000 to increase patient safety and privacy, offer comfort for children and their family members, and provide education and training for local first responders.
Widespread prescribed fire operations continue around Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/26/2018 - 5:15pm
Members of the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT), which includes local, state and federal agencies, will continue prescribed fire operations this week in multiple locations around the Tahoe Basin, weather permitting. North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts, California Tahoe Conservancy and U.S.
SAR volunteers spend night with skier near Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 02/23/2018 - 11:10amSOUTH LAKE TAHOE - Douglas County, El Dorado County and Washoe County Sheriff's Search and Rescue (SAR) teams, paramedics and Blackhawk rescue helicopters all assisted in the location and retrieval of two skiers who went missing at Heavenly Mountain Resort Thursday evening.
Douglas County 911 operators received a call on February 22 at 5:00 p.m. from two male adults who said they were lost at the resort. They said they had some water, but were wet and cold, their cell phone batteries were diminished, and one of the skiers suffered from a medical condition.
Prescribed burns sending smoke into air around Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 02/21/2018 - 4:10pm
Smoke from prescribed fire operations can be seen above South Lake Tahoe from points all around the lake.
The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT), which includes local, state and federal agencies, has numerous locations around Lake Tahoe where they will be burning overgrown vegetation.
Minden man identified as Monday's plane crash victim
Submitted by paula on Tue, 02/20/2018 - 12:41pm
A Minden, Nevada man has been identified as the pilot of the Piper PA-34 Seneca that crashed into a Douglas County field on Monday, February 19, 2018.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) has identified the deceased pilot as 64-year-old Stephen Filice.
At about 11:30 a.m. Monday, DCSO deputies and East Fork Fire Protection District crews responded to a report of a plane crash in northern Douglas County in the vicinity of Hobo Springs Road, west of Highway 395 and south of Plymouth Drive.
One dies in Douglas County plane crash
Submitted by paula on Mon, 02/19/2018 - 2:39pm
UPDATE 11:45 A.M. 2/20/18: The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) has identified the deceased pilot as 64-year-old Stephen Filice. For more on the story: http://southtahoenow.com/story/02/20/2018/minden-man-identified-mondays-plane-crash-victim.
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UPDATE 3:00 P.M.: One person died in the single airplane crash in Douglas County Monday, February 19, 2018.
Business licenses issued in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/10/2018 - 2:05pm
The following 24 businesses took out a license to operate in South Lake Tahoe in the month of December, 2017.
12/4
ALMAS HOUSE CLEANING
BEAR'S DEN INN
COMFORT CLEANING
12/5
INFINITE DESIGN SOLUTIONS INC
LAND DRAGON LLC
12/6
DEL SOL
EXCLUSIVE TAHOE GIFTS
12/7
ZEBRA RESTORATION SERVICES
12/8
ADS CORP
R.F. MACDONALD COMPANY
RICHARD IANNETTA CONSTRUCTION
12/9
ROOT OUTDOORS LLC
12/11
FOREST INVESTMENTS LLC
12/12
8 adults and 8 children make it out safely after Incline Village fire
Submitted by paula on Sun, 02/04/2018 - 9:11pm
There were no injuries after an early morning fire consumed an Incline Village vacation home on Sunday, February 4.
At approximately 5:33 a.m., firefighters from the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District (NLTFPD) responded to the call of a structure fire at 530 Spencer Way. They were able to quickly contain and extinguish the fire.
Eight adults, eight children and two dogs were at home when the fire broke out. One of those adult was treated for a medical issue on the scene, and released.
Head-on collision in South Lake Tahoe sends six to area hospitals
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/03/2018 - 7:26pm
Update 6:45 p.m.: The driver of one of the vehicles, a 29-year-old woman from Stateline, Nevada has been arrested on charges of a Felony DUI and is in the El Dorado County Jail on $125,000 bail.
She was driving a Range Rover eastbound when, for reasons unknown at this time, she traveled into the westbound lane, striking a BMW with five occupants, ages 19-31, all from the Bay Area. The Range Rover was traveling about 40 mph at the time of impact according to the CHP. This is the speed limit at that area of Pioneer Trail.
Prescribed burning around Lake Tahoe resumes
Submitted by paula on Sat, 01/27/2018 - 8:40pm
he Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT), which includes local, state and federal agencies continue to carry out prescribed fire operations this week in multiple locations around Lake Tahoe, weather and conditions permitting. Smoke may be present.
Burn areas in Lake Tahoe (size, location, responsible agency):
A) 25 acres - West side of First Creek drainage - North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District
B) 20 acres - Diamond Peak Ski Resort - North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District
C) 8 acres - Champagne Rd. - North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District
Man suffers 3rd degree burns in honey oil lab fire in Douglas County
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/14/2018 - 7:29pm
A man was burned Sunday during an illicit Butane Hash Oil (BHO) extraction process in an apartment in Gardnerville, Nevada.
At 2:40 p.m. January 14, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and East Fork Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire at the Stodick Apartments. When emergency personnel arrived they located an extinguished appliance fire and an injured male from the fire with third degree burns. The burn victim was transported by air ambulance to Renown Medical Center in Reno.
Identity of man who died at Heavenly released
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/02/2018 - 6:05pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - The Santa Rosa, California man who died of blunt force trauma after going over a retaining wall and falling at Heavenly Mountain Resort on December 27, 2017 has been identified.
Santa Rosa man dies while skiing at Heavenly Mountain Resort
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/29/2017 - 4:16pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIF. - Heavenly Mountain Resort has confirmed a Santa Rosa, California man died while at the resort on Wednesday, December 27, 2017.
The unidentified 49-year-old man was on a beginner run near the Poma Trail.
“Heavenly Mountain Resort, Heavenly Ski Patrol, and the entire Vail Resorts family extend our deepest sympathy and support to our guest’s family and friends,” said Mike Goar, vice president of mountain division and chief operating officer of Heavenly Mountain Resort.
Fire burning in Douglas County, emergency crews on scene
Submitted by paula on Thu, 12/28/2017 - 10:30pm
12:00PM Update: The East Fork Fire Protection District is on scene of what has been designated as the Holiday Fire, located in and near the Preacher Mine area of the Pine Nut Range southeast of Gardnerville, Nevada.
Longtime Tahoe Douglas Fire Battalion Chief retiring
Submitted by paula on Tue, 12/26/2017 - 9:56pm
For 37 years, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District (TDFPD) Battalion Chief Rich Nalder has served the community, and now, he's retiring.
Nalder’s service to the Lake Tahoe community began in 1980 and he soon became instrumental in the design and implementation of TDFPD Special Service programs such as rope rescue, confined space and water rescue.
Thran's Flowers and Lake Valley Fire give 10 families a Christmas tree
Submitted by paula on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 7:09pm
Ten local families will have a merrier Christmas after Lake Valley Fire Protection District (LVFPD), with the help of Katie Long of Thran's Flowers, made sure they had a decorated tree set up in their homes.
Captain Chuck Malone and Firefighter/Paramedic Dusty LaChapelle delivered the trees and, according to LVFPD, were delighted to help deliver and were overjoyed to see the smiles on the faces of the families that received the trees.
Thran's Flowers donated the trees, stands, lights and ornaments.
Record number of homeless Carson City kids shop during Holiday With a Hero
Submitted by paula on Wed, 12/20/2017 - 10:55pm
The 14th annual Holiday With a Hero campaign culminated Wednesday in Carson City at Walmart after months of fundraising. At least 240 homeless children from across the Carson City School District met with Santa Claus before being paired with first responder heroes for a Christmas shopping spree.
Man severely burned after falling asleep at a Lake Tahoe resort
Submitted by paula on Tue, 12/05/2017 - 11:59am
A man who was visiting Lake Tahoe is now in the U.C. Davis Burn Center after falling asleep in front of a fireplace and catching on fire.
Just after midnight on December 5, Tahoe Douglas Fire crews responded to the Ridge Tahoe on a call of a man burned in a fire in one of their rooms. The unidentified man fell asleep in front of a gas fireplace. He awoke to find himself on fire and called for help. Firemen extinguished the fire and the man was transported via Cal Star to the burn center. He was reported to have severe burns to just under 50 percent of his body.
Tahoe Douglas Fire offers free ash cans to prevent fires
Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/04/2017 - 8:17pm
Two Kingsbury Grade area residences sustained major damage recently due to the incorrect disposal of hot ashes in the back yard of one of homes.
A 2014 fire in the northern end of Washoe Valley Drive Fire destroyed 29 homes, charred 3,177 acres and caused the death of an elderly woman after a man improperly discarded hot fireplace ashes.
Prescribed fires around Lake Tahoe as weather permits
Submitted by paula on Sun, 12/03/2017 - 12:14am
The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT) will continue prescribed fire operations over the next several weeks, weather permitting. Lake Valley, North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts, California State Parks, California Tahoe Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service will conduct prescribed fire operations in multiple areas around Lake Tahoe. Smoke may be present.
A. Airport East - 1 acre
B. West 1st Creek - 25 acres
C. Diamond Peak Ski Area - 23 acres
D. Champagne Rd - 9 acres
E. Dale Drive - 1 acre
F. Cave Rock Area - 5 acres
G. Upper Kingsbury - 3 acres
