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Intense winds pushed the fire toward the Lake Tahoe Basin, as firefighters fought to protect ski resorts, small towns and landmarks in its path.

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Getting my Go Bag packed now just in case it turns towards us up North,” Lake Tahoe local and professional freeskier Cody Townsend posted to his Instagram story. Flames from the Caldor fire moved closer to South Lake Tahoe on Monday night as the entire area was placed under a mandatory evacuation order and firefighters battled to save small mountain hamlets. Evacuation Orders: Lower Kingsbury Areas south of Elks Point Road These Evacuation Orders will include areas from Highway 50 at Lake Parkway, East to Elks Point Road (excluding Stateline Casinos), and State Route 207 (Kingsbury Grade) from Highway 50 to Tramway Drive, including all area roads North and South of Kingsbury Grade.

Red flag conditions signifying critical fire danger should persist until at least Wednesday, including high winds and the potential for triple-digit temperatures. Today, this is already moved about two and a half miles with no sign it’s about to slow down.” Amador County, CA While the Caldor Fire continues to threaten the Tahoe Basin, there are also areas of notable concern in Amador County.

“A couple days ago I really felt like we were turning the corner with it… To put it in perspective, we’ve been seeing less than a half mile of movement on the fire’s perimeter for the last couple weeks each day. We’re seeing movement like we saw about 15 days ago,” Cal Fire operations section chief Eric Schwab said on Sunday evening. A FAA Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is in effect and any private aircraft or drone that violates the TFR could face serious criminal charges.Equipment staging station at Sierra at Tahoe resort, Aspen Crk Rd #CaldorFire /QcigjtHtiy On Wednesday, in response to the fire, Eldorado National Forest Supervisor Jeff. When drones interfere with firefighting efforts, a wildfire has the potential to grow larger and cause more damage. A map provided by Google of the acreage burned by the Caldor Fire in California on August 20 2021. KNOW WHERE YOU CAN FLY: Drones pose a serious risk to firefighting and can cause air operations to cease.

LOCAL AREA ASSISTANCE: STRUCTURE DAMAGE MAP: CALDOR FIRE STRUCTURE DAMAGE MAP

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Please see the full news release: EVACUATIONS ORDERS & WARNINGS LIFTED IN EL DORADO COUNTY įacebook: Eldorado National Forest | Lake Tahoe Basin Management UnitĬounty Websites: Eldorado County | Amador County | Alpine Countyįor updates related to PG&E work in the fire area, please visit: PG&E_WildFireRecovery.

Other dangers in the fire area include fire weakened hazard trees, heavy fuels that continue to smolder, stump holes, loose rock and debris on steep slopes, and hazmat from burned structures.Īll evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted as of October 4,2021. The public can expect to see smoke and possible single and/or group tree torching. The fire will continue to creep and smolder within the fire area long into the winter. A large number of forest personnel will be tasked with continuing the repair and rehabilitation for the foreseeable future. With over 400 miles of containment line on the landscape, the focus is on repair work efforts to remove hazardous trees and slash from high-use areas, clear culverts and repair dozer and hand line to limit potential resource issues. Repair and rehabilitation work related to the Caldor Fire will continue for quite a while. The fire was reported on Augand burned 221,835 acres. The evacuation zone for the Caldor Fire was extended east along two Sierra Nevada highways on both sides of Highway 50 to Twin Bridges and on the north side of Highway 88 to Kirkwood. On October 21, the Caldor Fire reached 100 percent containment. Please refer to the Caldor Post-Fire BAER Inciweb page for further information on post fire activity treatments. October 24 marks the last day inciweb will be updated pending any significant changes in fire activity.

On October 25 at 7:00 a.m., the fire will transition to a local type 3 organization.

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