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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. Smoke and ash from the Tamarack Fire are impacting the Lake Tahoe Basin.
The fire, estimated at 18,299 acres and burning in the Carson Ranger District, was remapped from officials’ estimate in the morning of 22,000-plus, and remains 0% contained as of about noon Sunday.
There is no direct threat to South Lake Tahoe, the Lake Valley Fire District on Sunday. The district had a strike team assigned to the blaze.
Dozens of motorists pulled over in turnouts on Carson Pass Sunday afternoon to get a good view of smoke that billowed high into the sky and drifted toward the basin.
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Over the past several months first responders for the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District have been conducting rescue operations training since receiving a new boat.
The district recently launched the boat at Cave Rock, where it will be housed and used for emergency rescue operations.
The boat features twin 250 horsepower motors, a 500 gallons-per-minute fire pump and bow monitor, an open center console that allows for unobstructed visibility, and a patient care area on the aft deck that accommodates a stretcher. Additionally, the boat is equipped with sonar, radar and forward-looking infrared technologies, providing enhanced operational versatility during search and rescue emergency response incidents.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. Washoe County Sheriff’s Office detectives and the Major Accident Investigation Team are seeking information regarding a vehicle vs. pedestrian collision that left a 14-year-old boy recovering from substantial injuries.
According to a press release, deputies were initially called to the intersection of Alder Avenue and Village Boulevard around 9:45 p.m. on July 2. They found the boy in a ditch with Good Samaritans and North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District medical personnel rendering aid. The juvenile sustained significant injuries to his leg. He was transported to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno.
Witness statements indicated a driver of a red, 1995 Jeep Wrangler was traveling north on Village Parkway and turned westbound onto Alder Way, striking the boy while he was riding a bicycle. They say the driver of the Jeep got out, said something to the juvenile, then drove off. Deputies located a Jeep fitting that description, with evidence of a recent