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‘It will not be survivable’: Lake Tahoe could be a deathtrap during major wildfires
Evacuating the Tahoe basin in summer could take 14 hours, and 99% of properties are at risk — yet new resorts are being built in high-danger fire areas.
San Francisco Chronicle on MSN28d
Lake Tahoe could be a death trap during major wildfires
The 2021 Caldor Fire raced toward the South Lake Tahoe neighborhood of Christmas Valley, tucked in a secluded vale. Residents ...
Tahoe Daily Tribune12d
Twelve cadets graduate from LTCC’s Fire Academy Class 19
Surrounded by proud families, instructors, and regional fire leaders, 12 cadets from Class 19 of the Lake Tahoe Community ...
Tahoe Daily Tribune.com28d
Los Angeles fires, a ‘poignant reminder’ for Lake Tahoe
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA, Calif. – Tahoe Basin fire districts are preparing for changes brought about by Governor Gavin Newsom’s early February executive order in response to the Los Angeles ...
CBS News27d
Firefighters hike through snow to battle fire near Lake Tahoe
EL DORADO COUNTY – The U.S. Forest Service says firefighters were called out near Grass Lake in a remote area of the Tahoe basin on Tuesday to battle a fire under snow. Officials say it took 45 ...
Mountain Democrat5d
LTCC Fire Academy grads poised to serve and protect across the region
Surrounded by proud families, instructors and regional fire leaders, 12 cadets from Class 19 of the Fire Academy crossed the ...
Orange County Register23d
‘It will not be survivable’: Lake Tahoe could be a deathtrap during major wildfires
Gary Gerren, the affable fire chief in the community of Fallen Leaf Lake, is serious about protecting the few hundred full-time residents and the thousands of summer daytrippers who descend on his ...