Smoke in the Tahoe Basin on October 4, 2022 rises from a prescribed fire operation at Sugar Pine Point State Park, as seen from an ALERT Wildfire camera.
Prescribed fire operations may continue over next two weeks
Contact: USDA Forest Service, Lisa Herron 530-721-3898 | lisa.herron@usda.gov
North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Tia Rancourt | 775-813-8106 | TRancourt@nltfpd.net
November 2, 2022 Update
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV – Under the coordination of the Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT), the California Tahoe Conservancy, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, and North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District may continue prescribed fire operations over the next two weeks, conditions and weather permitting. Smoke will be present.
A map with project details is available for viewing on the Tahoe Living With Fire prescribed fire information page.
Smoke in the Tahoe Basin can also be tracked through regional ALERT Wildfire cameras and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s smoke forecast map.
TFFT Press Release Rx Fire Ops Oct-28-2022 [pdf]
TFFT North Lake Tahoe Press Release Rx Fire Ops Nov 7 2022 [pdf]