Agencies expect multiple controlled burns in Tahoe
The Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service may continue prescribed fire operations in numerous areas around Lake Tahoe this weekend and next week.
Operations may take place southwest of Meeks Bay, on Gardner Mountain near South Tahoe High School and off Gardner Street, Christmas Valley, Luther Pass near Grass Lake, and Ski Run Boulevard near Heavenly, Lower Kingsbury Grade off Easy Street, near Logan Creek Drive, Slaughterhouse Canyon, Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park north of Spooner Summit off Highway 28 and at Memorial Point near Sand Harbor. Operations may last through the next several weeks as conditions allow.
Smoke from prescribed fire operations is normal and may continue for several days after an ignition depending on the project size. Agencies coordinate with state and local county air pollution control districts and monitors weather conditions closely prior to prescribed fire ignition.
Before conducting prescribed fire operations, agencies may post road signs around affected areas and make email or phone notifications. The Forest Service updates the local fire information line at 530.543.2600, ext. 6. To receive prescribed fire notifications, send an email to pa_ltbmu@fs.fed.us.
The entire Tahoe area can even monitor these controlled burns with the amazing camera work at http://alerttahoe.seismo.unr.edu/. The AlertTahoe (camera system being put into place around our whole region) project is something everyone should put a few bucks towards. I know if the system were in place when the Angora fire broke, it would never have gotten to the destruction level it did. The businesses in town, casinos, hotels, and all of us need to financially support this program. That fire not only took out some of our beauty for a while, it devastated homes and the general business economy for our area. Be PROACTIVE Tahoe instead of REACTIVE. The system is utilized by all fire/law/first responders that we rely on.