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The following is a list of all 911 calls received by South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue (SLTFR) from January 27 to February 18, 2016.

1/27 - 6 calls: 2 EMS, 1 interfacility transfer, 1 CO2 detector malfunction, 1 water/steam leak, 1 public service assistance.

1/28 - 11 calls: 8 EMS, 1 EMS psych transfer, 1 no incident found upon arrival, 1 unintentional alarm.

1/29 - 19 calls: 13 EMS, 1 public service assistance, 1 psych transfer, 1 no incident found upon arrival, 1 cancelled en route, 1 vehicle accident with injuries, 1 smoke detector malfunction.

Through a new educational program spearheaded by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and other basin partners, Lake Tahoe Unified School District students are taking full advantage of winter to learn about avalanche safety, winter animal survival and the science of snowmaking.

El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county.

The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at press time.

1/31

2:54 a.m. - Obstruction of Justice - Cornelian Dr - 56-YEAR-OLD MALE ARRESTED FOR DELAYING A PEACE OFFICER DURING THE COURSE OF HIS DUTIES.

3:42 p.m. - Search and Rescue - Heavenly Resort - SEARCH AND RESCUE INITIATED FOR LOST SNOWBOARDERS

The following is a list of all 911 calls received by South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue (SLTFR) from January 12 to January 26, 2016.

January 12 - 9 calls: 7 EMS calls, 1 interfacility transfer, 1 assist other agency

January 13 - 9 calls: 5 EMS calls, 1 interfacility transfer, 1 detector activation-no fire, 1 vehicle accident-no injuries, 1 "special" outside fire (downed tree on fire, no cause determined)

January 14 - 9 calls: 3 EMS calls, 1 interfacility transfer, 1 house fire, 2 cancelled en route, 1 unintentional smoke detector activation, 1 false alarm

El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county.

The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at press time and the story will be updated when provided.

1/17

3:30 a.m. - Disorderly Conduct - South Ave - A 23-YEAR-OLD FEMALE SUBJECT WAS INTOXICATED IN A PUBLIC PLACE.

8:45 a.m. 0 Search and Rescue - Sugar Bowl Ski Area - SEARCH AND RESCUE INCIDENT INVOLVING A MISSING/LOST SKIER AT SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT.

If Carson May, the missing Sugar Bowl ski instructor, is not found by the end of the day Tuesday, the Placer County Sheriff's Office will suspend the search.

The 23-year-old went missing on January 15 during white-out conditions at the resort.

Search and Rescue teams from several agencies and states have conducted intensive searches with avalanche dogs, helicopters and on the ground.

Conditions during the five days of searching have been treacherous due to frequent heavy snow and the associated risks that high avalanche danger poses to the many search and rescue volunteers.

The search for a missing Sugar Bowl ski instructor has been called off for the evening by the Placer County Sheriff's Office.

More than 50 people spent the day searching for 23-year-old Carson May who hasn't been seen since Thursday when he went skiing after work.

Searchers, with the help of search and rescue dogs, have been focusing their search on the back side of the mountain where the sheriff's office has been able to get pings from May's cell phone.

The following is a list of all 911 calls received by South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue (SLTFR) from December 21, 2015 to January 6, 2016.

December 21: 10 calls: 4 EMS, 1 interfacility transfer, 1 hazardous condition (other), 1 assist police call, 1 malfunctioning alarm, 1 call canceled en route, 1 carbon monoxide incident

December 22: 13 calls: 6 EMS, 1 interfacility transfer, 2 calls canceled en route, 1 no incident found upon arrival, 1 alarm system sounded with no incident, 1 passenger vehicle fire, 1 public assistance call

South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue is hosting a “Coats for Kids Drive” during the month of January and they are looking for donations from the community.

Be a hero and help children of the South Lake Tahoe community stay warm this winter by donating gently used coats. All donations will be distributed to children in need within South Lake Tahoe.

Drop donations at any of the three fire stations at:
Fire Station #1, 1252 Ski Run Blvd.
Fire Station #2, 2951 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
Fire Station #3, 2101 Lake Tahoe Blvd.

4:30 p.m. update 12/31/15:

The woman who was a focus of a search in South Lake Tahoe on Thursday was found by Douglas County Sheriff's Search and Rescue.

At 3:30 p.m., April Torres was located on the roof top of Edgewood Tahoe Golf Resort. She has been transported to Barton Hospital. Her medical condition is unknown.

MontBleu surveillance employees spent the day searching through their films and the last time she was seen on film was when she left the casino on foot and went to the corner of the Loop Road and Highway 50.

The investigation continues.

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The following is a list of all 911 calls received by South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue (SLTFR) from December 11 to December 20, 2015.

December 11: 12 Calls: 4 EMS calls, 3 Interfacility transfers, 1 call for arching electrical equipment, 2 no incidents found, 1 cancelled en route, 1 vehicle accident no injuries.

December 12: 9 calls: 7 EMS calls, 1 public service assistance, 1 cooking fire.

December 13: 1 call: Smoke Detector activation, no fire.

December 14: 4 calls: 2 EMS calls, 1 cancelled en route, 1 vehicle accident no injuries.

A tornado warning for parts of El Dorado and Amador counties has been lifted, but the National Weather Service reports that a tornado did touch down in El Dorado Hills near Folsom Lake and in Cameron Park.

Eric Kurth, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said the tornado touched down in the Browns Ravine area and damage was reported in the area of Hill View Hidden Acres and Mormon Island drives, south of Green Valley Road, in El Dorado Hills about 3 p.m. and moved eastward also touching down in Cameron Park.

Update: A South Lake Tahoe man, 28 year old Nicholas Bridges, ducked under the out of bound ropes and skied out of bounds at Heavenly Ski Resort on December 19.

At 4:33 p.m., the Douglas County Sheriff's Office received a call that Bridges' friend couldn't find him after trying to find for over two hours.

Members of the Douglas County Sheriff's Search and Rescue team began a coordinated search of the potential area. At approximately 8:10 p.m., Bridges was able to call dispatch and alert them as to his wearabouts.

Bridges was issued a citation for skiing out of bounds.

PDATE 10:15PM: Carson City Sheriff's deputies have arrived at the disabled Polar Express train and passengers are now being taken off the railroad cars to meet up with JAC and Virginia City shuttle buses, said Carson City Sheriff's Sgt. Scott McDaniel.

"There's lots of kids, lots of adults and they are in good spirits," said McDaniel of the effort. The diesel train stalled after 8 p.m. north of Linehan Road in Lyon County. No injuries were reported. There's upwards of 240 passengers on the train.

Todd Moss has been promoted to Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District Battalion Chief. The South Tahoe High graduate has been with the department since 1998 when he started at a firefighter/paramedic.

In his new capacity, Moss will be responsible for the day to day operations for A Shift. Moss will also serve as the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Chief and Custodian of Records. Chief Moss will be the NV PERS Chief Officer Representative, a member of the Employee Benefits Committee and he will oversee the GASB 45 and 68 compliance requirements.

The following is a list of all 911 calls received by South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue (SLTFR) from November 1 to November 23, 2015.

November 1, 2015: 3 calls: 2 EMS calls, 1 alarm system malfunction.

November 2, 2015: 15 calls: 4 EMS calls, 1 EMS psych transfer, 1 interfacility transfer, 1 water or steam leak, 1 vehicle accident with injuries, 1 motor accident with no injuries, 1 accident without injuries, 1 fire alarm activated with no fire, 1 electrical wiring problem, 1 dispatch canceled enroute, 1 unauthorized burning, 1 no incident found

Thirty South Lake Tahoe non-profits were given a share of $55,600 on Thursday, bringing the total the American Century Golf Championships have donated to the community this year to $107,100.

Some have jobs. Some have families. Some are recent high school graduates. Some are retired military. Some are college graduates. They are all future firefighters.

One month into the new school year, 33 men and women are part of the tenth class of firefighters being trained at the Lake Tahoe Community College's program, the Lake Tahoe Basin Fire Academy. This year's class started with 36 students, but some find out early on how physically demanding the program is and they find it isn't for them.

El Dorado County Sheriff's Office responds to calls throughout the county.

The following are calls that only pertain to the South Shore. There may be some missing calls due to sheriff's logs not being completed at press time and the story will be updated when provided.

10/18

1:04 a.m. - Vacation Rental Noise - Marshall Trail - DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A VACATION RENTAL FOR A NOISE COMPLAINT.

12:32 p.m. - Coroner's Investigation - Stateline Ave - A CORONERS INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED AFTER DEATH OF 56-YEAR-OLD WOMAN.

A fire in the air handling unit at Montbleu Resort in South Lake Tahoe forced the evacuation of all casino and convention center patrons on Friday evening.

According to Eric Guevin, Fire Marshal for the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, the motor of the air handling unit caught on fire, forcing smoke into the hallway between the convention center and the casino floor.

One ambulance and fire engine from South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue responded along with four engines from Tahoe Douglas.

A CHP helicopter crew and rescue personnel with mountain climbing experience had to be called upon the get three young people from Sacramento off a rocky Sierra Nevada outcropping.

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office got a cell phone call for help in the early morning hours Saturday from the three stranded hikers. They were on a ledge in the Desolation Wilderness and could not safely go up or down.

In honor of National Fire Week October 4-10, the City of South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue Department held an open house at all three of their fire stations on Saturday. The public was invited to get information, learn about fire safety, get free swag and win raffle prizes.

STAT members were on hand at all three locations as well. STAT, which stands for South Tahoe Action Teams, is a program is designed to incorporate trained citizens in the field with the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department and other first responders during times of crisis.

Washoe County Sheriff Chuck Allen is praising the efforts of Incline Village Deputies and Search and Rescue volunteers who discovered the location of a missing and endangered elderly California man Monday in Incline Village.

“If you were to talk to the men and women responsible for this rescue effort, they will tell you that it is all simply part of their job or why they do what they do,” Sheriff Allen said. “As Sheriff, I will tell you that we should all be proud of their actions this week for I believe they saved a life that day.”

The following is a list of all 911 calls received by South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue (SLTFR) from October 1 to October 7, 2015.

October 1, 2015: 5 calls: 3 EMS calls, 1 call for unauthorized burning, 1 call for CO2 detector being activated due to malfunction.

October 2, 2015: 8 calls: 5 EMS calls, 1 call for natural gas leak, 1 call canceled en route, 1 interfacility transfer.

October 3, 2015: 11 calls: 7 EMS calls, 1 false alarm, 1 canceled en route, 1 service call "other," 1 unauthorized burning.