South Lake Tahoe: Thousands of people fled from South Lake Taho Were returning home in the throes of a wildfire as the crew eventually managed to stop the flames from advancing beyond the resort. But officials warned that residents of the beautiful forest area on the California-Nevada state line were not out of the woods yet, with risks ranging from smoky, funk to belligerent bears.
Evacuation orders for South Lake Tahoe and other lakeside areas were downgraded to a warning on Sunday afternoon and California Highway Patrol Officials began removing roadblocks along State Highway 50 from Nevada to the city limits.
The threat from the Caldor Fire hasn’t completely disappeared, but a warning upgrade means those who wish can return to their homes in what was a smoky ghost town rather than a thriving Labor Day getaway location .
“So far it hasn’t been a crazy rush of cars,” South Lake Tahoe Fire Chiefs clive swoon Said at an evening briefing. “We’re glad to see people slowly coming in, simply because the city needs time to get ready.”
Savakool said officials expected the local hospital’s emergency room to open within 24 hours and added that paramedics were deploying fire tenders to provide emergency medical care.
However, he added that people with health problems may consider staying away because of the smoky air.
Those who return should have enough medicine and groceries and a full gas tank to be self-sufficient, Savakool said.
Law enforcement was still patrolling so “your home will still be safe,” Sawakool said.
However, officials also warned that in the absence of humans, the bears had moved into the city, spreading garbage everywhere that must be picked up.
“The delicate balance between humans and bears is disturbed,” and anyone who thinks bears may have entered their home should call the sergeant of law enforcement, the El Dorado County Sheriff. simon brown said.
The lifting of mandatory evacuation orders for the Tahoe region marked a milestone in the fight against the fire, which erupted on August 14 and covered approximately 340 square miles (880 square kilometers) of dense national parks and forests, in tree-dotted granite cliffs. Spread. Scattered cabins and settlements in the northern Sierra Nevada.
At its peak, the fire burned up to 1,000 acres in an hour and nearly devastated the small community of Grizzly Flats last month.
But the winds had subsided in recent days and thousands of firefighters took advantage of the better weather to hack, burn and bulldoze the lines of fire, managing 43% of the perimeter.
Most of the western and southern flanks of the fire were suppressed, although some areas were still out of range.
No homes were lost on the northeastern side of the fire near the lake, and the crew managed to line up more fire with one edge of a raging finger.
The fire had not made significant progress for days, but there were still sections where crews were struggling to expand safe areas and clear hot spots, leading to evacuation orders there.
“We’re in a wilderness area,” said Jake Cagle, chief of the fire operations section. “It’s just a rough ground. We’re going to beat it there. It took a two-hour hike to get there.”
Mandatory evacuation orders on the Nevada side of the state line were lifted on Saturday, though Douglas County officials urged residents to remain vigilant, saying the fire still likely threatened homes.
california and more US West Dozens of wildfires have raged over the past two months, as the drought-stricken region swept through hot, dry weather and winds fanned the flames through bone-dry vegetation.
In California, about 14,500 firefighters were battling 13 large, active fires. Since the year began, more than 7,000 wildfires have consumed 3,000 square miles (about 8,000 square kilometers), Cal Fire said.
No deaths in particular were reported from the fire. However, two people assigned to fire-related duties died of the disease this week, officials said.
Marcus Pacheco, for an assistant fire operator permit National Forester with 30 years of experience passed away on Thursday. Officials said they were assigned to the Dixie Fire, burning north of the Caldor Fire.
Other details were not immediately released.
The Dixie fire began in the northern Sierra Nevada in mid-July and is the second largest wildfire in recorded state history. According to Cal Fire, it has burned about 1,400 square miles (3,625 square kilometers) in five counties and three national parks and forests.
Officials said a retired firefighter who had been hired to help with the French fire died of complications from COVID-19. recognized as alan johnson.
“Our team, the firefighting community and the world lost a great friend, mentor, teacher and comrade last night,” California Interagency Incident Management Team 14 said in a Facebook posting last Wednesday.
French fires accounted for 52% in Kern County, burning about 41 square miles (106 square kilometers).
Fire concerns have led to the closure of all national forests in the state.
California has experienced increasingly large and deadly wildfires in recent years as climate change has made the West much hotter and drier over the past 30 years. Scientists have said that the weather will continue to be more extreme and wildfires more frequent, destructive and unpredictable.
Evacuation orders for South Lake Tahoe and other lakeside areas were downgraded to a warning on Sunday afternoon and California Highway Patrol Officials began removing roadblocks along State Highway 50 from Nevada to the city limits.
The threat from the Caldor Fire hasn’t completely disappeared, but a warning upgrade means those who wish can return to their homes in what was a smoky ghost town rather than a thriving Labor Day getaway location .
“So far it hasn’t been a crazy rush of cars,” South Lake Tahoe Fire Chiefs clive swoon Said at an evening briefing. “We’re glad to see people slowly coming in, simply because the city needs time to get ready.”
Savakool said officials expected the local hospital’s emergency room to open within 24 hours and added that paramedics were deploying fire tenders to provide emergency medical care.
However, he added that people with health problems may consider staying away because of the smoky air.
Those who return should have enough medicine and groceries and a full gas tank to be self-sufficient, Savakool said.
Law enforcement was still patrolling so “your home will still be safe,” Sawakool said.
However, officials also warned that in the absence of humans, the bears had moved into the city, spreading garbage everywhere that must be picked up.
“The delicate balance between humans and bears is disturbed,” and anyone who thinks bears may have entered their home should call the sergeant of law enforcement, the El Dorado County Sheriff. simon brown said.
The lifting of mandatory evacuation orders for the Tahoe region marked a milestone in the fight against the fire, which erupted on August 14 and covered approximately 340 square miles (880 square kilometers) of dense national parks and forests, in tree-dotted granite cliffs. Spread. Scattered cabins and settlements in the northern Sierra Nevada.
At its peak, the fire burned up to 1,000 acres in an hour and nearly devastated the small community of Grizzly Flats last month.
But the winds had subsided in recent days and thousands of firefighters took advantage of the better weather to hack, burn and bulldoze the lines of fire, managing 43% of the perimeter.
Most of the western and southern flanks of the fire were suppressed, although some areas were still out of range.
No homes were lost on the northeastern side of the fire near the lake, and the crew managed to line up more fire with one edge of a raging finger.
The fire had not made significant progress for days, but there were still sections where crews were struggling to expand safe areas and clear hot spots, leading to evacuation orders there.
“We’re in a wilderness area,” said Jake Cagle, chief of the fire operations section. “It’s just a rough ground. We’re going to beat it there. It took a two-hour hike to get there.”
Mandatory evacuation orders on the Nevada side of the state line were lifted on Saturday, though Douglas County officials urged residents to remain vigilant, saying the fire still likely threatened homes.
california and more US West Dozens of wildfires have raged over the past two months, as the drought-stricken region swept through hot, dry weather and winds fanned the flames through bone-dry vegetation.
In California, about 14,500 firefighters were battling 13 large, active fires. Since the year began, more than 7,000 wildfires have consumed 3,000 square miles (about 8,000 square kilometers), Cal Fire said.
No deaths in particular were reported from the fire. However, two people assigned to fire-related duties died of the disease this week, officials said.
Marcus Pacheco, for an assistant fire operator permit National Forester with 30 years of experience passed away on Thursday. Officials said they were assigned to the Dixie Fire, burning north of the Caldor Fire.
Other details were not immediately released.
The Dixie fire began in the northern Sierra Nevada in mid-July and is the second largest wildfire in recorded state history. According to Cal Fire, it has burned about 1,400 square miles (3,625 square kilometers) in five counties and three national parks and forests.
Officials said a retired firefighter who had been hired to help with the French fire died of complications from COVID-19. recognized as alan johnson.
“Our team, the firefighting community and the world lost a great friend, mentor, teacher and comrade last night,” California Interagency Incident Management Team 14 said in a Facebook posting last Wednesday.
French fires accounted for 52% in Kern County, burning about 41 square miles (106 square kilometers).
Fire concerns have led to the closure of all national forests in the state.
California has experienced increasingly large and deadly wildfires in recent years as climate change has made the West much hotter and drier over the past 30 years. Scientists have said that the weather will continue to be more extreme and wildfires more frequent, destructive and unpredictable.
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