meadow fire
Firefighters put out suspicious brush fire in Rabe Meadow
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 07/19/2015 - 4:19pm
Fire crews are mopping up after responding to a small brush fire in Rabe Meadow on Sunday afternoon.
Firefighters from Tahoe Douglas Fire Department (TDFD) and the U.S. Forest Service got early control of the fire which was burning in dry brush on Forest Service land just northeast of the bike bath.
The fire is under investigation according to Fire Marshal Eric Guevin. "Anyone with information is to call the Forest Service or TDFD via 911," said Guevin.
Smoke in basin from the Happy Camp Fire; Yosemite Fire has burned 4,400 acres
Submitted by paula on Wed, 09/10/2014 - 6:28am
Many thought the smoke filling the Lake Tahoe basin on Tuesday was from Yosemite's Meadow Fire, but because of the way winds were flowing the basin smoke was actually from the Happy Fire in Northern California.
As of 6 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Happy Fire had burned over 105,000 acres and is 30% contained. The lightning caused fire started on August 12 and is burning west of Yreka and I-5 along Hwy 96 in the Klamath National Forest.
Update: Meadow Fire in Yosemite has burned over 2,500 acres
Submitted by paula on Sun, 09/07/2014 - 6:05pm
9/8/14 6:45 p.m. update: The Meadow Fire in Yosemite grew considerably overnight and has burned about 2,582 acres so far. What started as a small fire after lightning on August 16 got out of control on Sunday.
According to Yosemite's website, it is burning within the Little Yosemite Valley on both sides of the Merced River. All trails in the area are closed. Earlier Monday, approximately 100 hikers and backpackers were evacuated from the fire area in LYV. The fire is burning in Yosemite Wilderness.
