PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 3, 2021 LAKE TAHOE FIREFIGHTERS SHARE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CALDOR FIRE Contact: Amanda Milici, Tahoe Resource Conservation District, 530-543-1501 ext.114 Contact: Eric Guevin, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, 775-815-0972 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev.– As the community celebrates 100 percent containment of the Caldor Fire, […]
Agencies to begin fall prescribed fire operations this week Contact: USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron (530) 721-3898 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., Oct. 29, 2021– The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT), which includes local, state, and federal partners, will begin prescribed fire operations around Lake Tahoe beginning next week and continuing through much of the winter […]
PRESS RELEASETahoe Fire and Fuels TeamFor Immediate Release Contact: USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron (530) 543-2815 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., Oct. 12, 2021 – Under the coordination of the Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT), the Lake Tahoe Basin fall prescribed fire program may begin as early as November, weather and conditions permitting. Smoke will be […]
Erin Holland – Public Information Officer – North Tahoe Fire – holland@ntfire.net – (530) 584-2361 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Water purveyors around Lake Tahoe are reporting an alarming trend; residents leaving irrigation, garden hoses, and sprinklers on roofs actively running as they follow evacuation orders. Not only is this not helpful in protecting homes from […]
PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 26th, 2021 HOW TO PREPARE FOR WILDFIRE Contact: Amanda Milici, Tahoe Resource Conservation District, (530) 543-1501 x 114 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Since the 2007 Angora Fire, the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT) has completed 65,000 acres of treatment to reduce hazardous fuels […]