Tahoe Guide Overview

2024 Tahoe Wildfire Preparedness Guide
The Tahoe Wildfire Preparedness Guide is funded by TOT-TBID Dollars at Work. This program funds projects that promote community vitality, takes care of the environment, and supports the economic well-being of North Lake Tahoe. Learn …

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Información de emergencia

Film showing | June 7
Environmental Improvement Projects
May 16 | Virtual
What’s Happening on the North Shore – EIP webinar at 7 p.m. | bit.ly/northtahoeeip
Fire info & workday
May 18 | Lake Valley Fire Station 6
Workday 9 …

USDA Forest Service conducts prescribed burns of piles in the forest. | USDA
Wildfires loom in the Tahoe region every summer. Smoke and fear fill the air. The Caldor Fire in 2021 caused the evacuation of 50,000 residents on the …

The Tahoe Wildfire Preparedness Guide is available in digital format for free at YourTahoeGuide.com/fire. You can download it, fill out the checklists, and post the resources section on your refrigerator. Save a copy of the resources and the Family Communication …

Smoky skies over Lake Tahoe in October 2020. | Kayla Anderson
Fingers crossed that we have a healthy and clean-air summer, but we all know that living in the Tahoe Sierra means the wildfire danger is real and with that …

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Utility companies may temporarily turn off power to specific areas to reduce the risk of fires caused by electric infrastructure during weather events, particularly when there is a high risk for wildfires. This action is called a Public …

Courtesy Fire Adapted Communities
From Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities
One of the first steps to being prepared for a wildfire is to understand what wildfire warnings and alerts mean.
Issued by different agencies, sometimes wildfire alert terminology can …

Courtesy Connecting Point
In Nevada and Placer counties and in the North Tahoe/Truckee, 211 Connecting Point operators provide community information to callers about wildfire preparedness, power outages including planned outages, winter weather resources, disaster readiness, smoking cessation and resources for …

Courtesy UNR Cooperative Extension
Courtesy Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
If a wildfire breaks out, will firefighters be able to save your home? Having defensible space around your home will mean the difference between whether firefighters can save your home or …

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Burning vegetation when clearing a property is often not allowed in the Tahoe Sierra due to the high threat of wildfires and requires a Burn Permit.
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All homeowners must verify that burning is allowed in their county …