Lake Tahoe Fire Map

The north lake tahoe fire protection district conducts several public education community outreach.

Lake tahoe fire map. The angora fire was a 2007 wind driven wildfire in el dorado county california it started near north upper truckee road subdivision near angora lakes fallen leaf lake echo lake and south lake tahoe california around 2 15 pm on sunday june 24 2007 as a result of an illegal campfire. Lake tahoe is the second deepest lake in the u s with a maximum depth of 1 645 feet 501 m trailing oregon s crater lake at 1 949 ft 594 m. The caples burn had been set on september 30 as part of an environmental. All fire districts in tahoe participate in the tfft.

Use the find your fire district page to locate information about defensible. Prescribed fire and fuel reduction projects are implemented collaboratively by the tahoe fire and fuels team tfft as part of the lake tahoe basin multi jurisdictional fuel reduction and wildfire prevention strategy. Find local businesses view maps and get driving directions in google maps. The fire burned 3 100 acres 12 5 km 2 destroyed 242 residences and 67.

The following are the 37 incidents the south lake tahoe fire rescue and cal tahoe jpa ambulances responded to from april 1 8 2020. The fire academy is offered in an extended three quarter format fall winter and spring. Wildfire information map current conditions fire weather and webcams near lake tahoe nevada on the fire weather avalanche center wildfire størm dashboard. Through the lake tahoe regional fire chiefs association we have agreements in place for immediate mutual aid during large events.

Beyond our regional boundaries sltfr is also a cooperator at the state level by way of the state s master mutual aid agreement. A prescribed burn south of lake tahoe was declared a wildland fire as high winds threatened to push it out of control. Lake tahoe community college is recognized by the california state fire marshal and the state board of fire services as an accredited regional training program artp. The fire academy at lake tahoe community college is offered through partnerships with the lake valley fire protection district south lake tahoe fire rescue eastern alpine county fire rescue and tahoe douglas fire protection district.

Established in 1959 the north lake tahoe fire protection district works to provide emergency fire and safety services and security to residents and businesses. Tahoe is the 16th deepest lake in the world and the fifth deepest in average depth it is about 22 mi 35 km long and 12 mi 19 km wide and has 72 mi 116 km of shoreline and a surface area of 191 square miles 490 km 2 the lake is so large that its surface is noticeably convex due to the curvature of the earth. It is through this agreement that we are able to send resources all over the state as well as into. As of july 2 2007 the fire was 100 contained and 100 control all interior fires extinguished was achieved on july 10.

The district maintains a community emergency response team that provides emergency support for major emergencies in the local area.