Prescribed fires returning to Tahoe basin

U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will conduct prescribed fire operations in the upper Kingsbury Grade area Nov. 3 and continue through Saturday.

If favorable weather conditions continue, crews will move into the McKinney/Rubicon, Meeks Bay and Blackwood Canyon areas beginning Nov. 5 and continuing through early next week.

Residents and visitors can expect to see smoke from prescribed fire project areas. Smoke management is part of every prescribed fire burn plan, and efforts will be taken to reduce actual or potential smoke impacts on community areas.

This and other prescribed fire projects are designed to reduce wildfire risks to communities and critical resources.