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Lake Tahoe wildfire evacuation warnings

August 30, 2021 by admin

Smoke from the Caldor Fire fills the sky over Zephyr Cove in Lake Tahoe in Douglas County, Nevada on Friday, August 27, 2021.

A red flag was in force throughout the northern Sierra for the next two days. The evacuation warnings have been extended to the city of South Lake Tahoe and the surrounding areas. Wind and drought fuel the spread of the fire. As the Northern California Caldor Fire moved closer to Lake Tahoe and triggered a … Read more

Lake Tahoe wildfire burns, forces evacuations and closures

July 18, 2021 by admin

The Tamarack Fire left a burned car on the side of the road in the Markleeville community of Alpine County, California on July 17.

Forced evacuations were ordered for more than half a dozen parishes near Markleeville. Forest fires that burned in 13 states had burned more than 1,800 square miles. Forest fires in the west will be fueled by intense heat waves this summer. Wildfire near Lake Tahoe, causing hundreds to flee, exploded over 30 square miles on … Read more