North Tahoe Firefighters train in preparation for the 2022 fire season. Photo courtesy: Julien Lecorps North Tahoe Fire and Meeks Bay Fire Protection Districts Prohibit ALL Open Burning and Recreational Fires Tahoe City, Calif. May 31, 2022 – On May 19, 2022, CALFIRE NEU suspended burn permits for the season, and on Monday, May 24, […]
Contact: Tia Rancourt FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Education/Information Officer North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District 775-813-8106 trancourt@nltfpd.net Summer Fire Restrictions in Effect June 1, 2022 Summer fire restrictions will be in effect June 1, 2022, for the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District serving the communities of Incline Village and Crystal Bay, Nevada, until further […]
PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 2nd, 2022 LAKE TAHOE WILDFIRE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN Contact: Amanda Milici, Tahoe Resource Conservation District, (530) 543-1501 x 114 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev.– As California and Nevada enter a third year of drought, the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team is leveling up the region’s preparedness efforts […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tia Rancourt Public Education/Information Officer North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District 775-813-8106 trancourt@nltfpd.net SPRING IS HERE – IT’S TIME TO THINK ABOUR YOUR DEFENSIBLE SPACE! As we make our way into spring, it is a good time to start thinking about getting our yard cleaned up and that means making sure […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tia Rancourt Public Education/Information Officer North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District 775-813-8106 trancourt@nltfpd.net CHIPPING & DEFENSIBLE SPACE SERVICES BEGIN MAY 9, 2022 The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District is gearing up for fire and fuels reduction activities for the 2022 season. The District will begin conducting defensible space evaluations and […]
PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release Prescribed fire operations continue at Lake Tahoe Contact: USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron (530) 721-3898 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., April 12, 2022 – The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) may continue burning piles this week on Lake Tahoe’s northwest shore, weather permitting. Smoke will be […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tia Rancourt Public Education/Information Officer North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District 775-813-8106 trancourt@nltfpd.net OPEN PUBLIC BURNING CLOSING APRIL 11, 2022 Effective Monday, April 11, 2022, the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District will be closing open public burning and will no longer issue burn permits for solid fuels (e.g., pine needles, […]
Pacific Southwest Region Lake Tahoe Basin Management Forest Service News Release Public Affairs Specialist: Lisa Herron (530) 721-3898 lisa.herron@usda.gov www.fs.usda.gov/ltbmu www.facebook.com/LakeTahoeUSFS/ twitter.com/LakeTahoeUSFS Forest Service reminds public to use caution in Caldor Fire area Many hazards exist including fire-weakened trees, burned stump holes and missing trail signs SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif., March 31, 2022 – The […]
PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release Lake Tahoe Basin prescribed fires to continue Contact: USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron (530) 721-3898 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., March 28, 2022– Conditions and weather permitting, the Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) will continue burning piles this week around Lake Tahoe. Prescribed fire […]
PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release Prescribed fire operations continue at Lake Tahoe Contact: USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron (530) 721-3898 LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev., March 21, 2022 – The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) may continue burning piles this week around the Lake Tahoe Basin, conditions and weather […]