South Lake Tahoe, CA…Fire Chief Clive Savacool has submitted his resignation, effective May 6. He will be out on remaining paid time off in the interim, during which time Battalion Chief Jim Drennan will serve as Acting Chief. Battalion Chief Karl Koeppen will also serve in the Acting role, as needed. City Manager Joe Irvin […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team (TFFT) may continue burning piles this week around the Lake Tahoe Basin, conditions and weather permitting. These prescribed fire operations are expected to..expcted to continue as conditions allow to help land managers reduce hazardous fuels that can feed unwanted wildfires. Smoke will be present. A map […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…Today, at approximately 11 a.m., a power company work truck caught fire while traveling along SR-89, just north of SR-88 (Pickett’s Jct). The road was shut down for approximately 1 hour with one-way traffic control once the fire was extinguished. This is a good reminder to check your vehicle maintenance. BTW, this […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…Beginning Monday, March 21 at noon, passenger cars and pick-up trucks will be detoured via Johnson Pass Road with one-way traffic control in effect to reduce Echo Summit traffic queues. Delays of up to 30 minutes are expected on Johnson Pass Road. Commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles towing trailers will remain on […]
Incline Village, NV…We are very pleased to announce the adoption of PulsePoint 911-connected mobile app in Incline Village and Crystal Bay, NV. This app alerts CPR-trained citizens that have downloaded the (free) app to someone nearby having a sudden cardiac arrest. The goal being to increase survivability while first responders are en route. Interfacing with […]
Truckee, CA…Traffic Update….Collision Partially Blocking Lanes near Sr267 / Truckee Tahoe Airport Rd Incident: 00013 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: Sr267 / Truckee Tahoe Airport Rd Loc Desc: SB JNO Lat/Lon: 39.314602 -120.148585 Detail Information 8:18 AM 10 [16] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj 8:13 AM 9 [14] A80-011 […]
Echo Summit, CA…US-50 at Echo Summit is experiencing major delays due to construction and hillside reinforcement. Please have patience and plan for the delays. Source = CHP South Lake
Kirkwood, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Roadway Collision Somewhere Near Sr88 / Kirkwood Meadows Dr Incident: 00090 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr88 / Kirkwood Meadows Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.700729 -120.077373 Detail Information 10:35 AM 3 [17] BC LNS 15-16 10:23 AM 2 [4] INV HAS NO CLUE WHERE HIS VEH WENT OO RDWY 10:22 AM […]
Roseville, CA…Today, Congressman Tom McClintock (CA-04) and Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) introduced legislation directing the U.S. Forest Service to immediately suppress wildfires on National Forest System lands and put an end to the policy of letting fires burn. “This ‘let burn’ policy of federal land managers began in 1972, during the height of the radical […]
Lake Tahoe, CA/NV…The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Governing Board today approved policy changes that will help increase the pace and scale of forestry work in the Lake Tahoe Region to reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire. The decision expands the areas where ground-based mechanical equipment can be used on steep slopes. The new policy […]
