Weather ripe for fire in Tahoe basin

A red flag warning has been issued for today from 1-11pm for northeastern California and western Nevada.

This means the fire danger is extreme.

The National Weather Service in Reno said the combination of high winds and low humidity through June 27 will pose a greater fire risk.

This means people should be on even higher alert when conducting activities that could lead to a fire.

On Sunday night Tahoe Douglas fire crews were making people extinguish there barbecues as they were tailgating at the Paul Simon concert in Stateline. That’s an illegal fire in the basin.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report