‘It will not be survivable’: Lake Tahoe could be a deathtrap during major wildfires
Evacuating the Tahoe basin in summer could take 14 hours, and 99% of properties are at risk — yet new resorts are being built ...
Lake Tahoe Region Could Be a ‘Deathtrap’ During Big Wildfires
The slow and bumpy 5-mile road to Fallen Leaf Lake, southwest of South Lake Tahoe, affords only one way in and one way out — ...
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‘It will not be survivable’: Lake Tahoe could be a deathtrap during major wildfires
On a recent fall day, Carrie Thaler, U.S. Forest Service fire chief in the Tahoe basin, stood amid a stand of trees on the side of a road in a small housing subdivision. Thinning and cutting trees ...
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Crashes and Disasters
“They kept telling us it’ll never go to Tahoe,” Gerren said. “And we kept saying, yes, it will.” Fallen Leaf Lake Fire Chief Gary Gerren worries about evacuating his community’s few ...
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‘It will not be survivable’: Lake Tahoe could be a deathtrap during major wildfires
RELATED: The high cost of fixing Lake Tahoe: Famed alpine lake still murky after decades of efforts In June 2007, before Gerren was chief, fire experts were taken by surprise when the Angora Fire ...
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Athletex Life and Sport Club of South Lake Tahoe donates gym memberships to the City’s Fire Department
Athletex Life and Sport Club has donated 42 standard gym memberships for one year to South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue (SLTFR).