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LAKE TAHOE, Nev. – As the year 2022 begins to take shape, this is a great opportunity to consider preparing your home, family, property and yourself for wildfire. Begin your wildfire preparation journey by viewing…
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - As 2022 begins to take shape, this is a great opportunity to consider preparing your home, family, property, and yourself for wildfire. Begin your wildfire preparation journey by viewing the many educational workshops that were presented during the 2021 Lake Tahoe Wildfire Awareness Campaign (LTWAC).
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - As 2022 begins to take shape, this is a great opportunity to consider preparing your home, family, property, and yourself for wildfire. Begin your wildfire preparation journey by viewing the many educational workshops that were presented during the 2021 Lake Tahoe Wildfire Awareness Campaign (LTWAC).
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - Even with the first snow, conditions should still be favorable for the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT) to start the fall prescribed fire program as early as November. When it does begin, there will be smoke but the public can keep informed by looking at locations and deals at tahoelivingwithfire.com.
LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. - Even with the first snow, conditions should still be favorable for the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT) to start the fall prescribed fire program as early as November. When it does begin, there will be smoke but the public can keep informed by looking at locations and deals at tahoelivingwithfire.com.
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lgriffo@tahoedailytribune.com Cal Fire With fire seasons lasting longer and wildland firefighters working more hours, agencies around the basin are working to address mental health concerns among their crews. Even during a mild fire season, firefighting is a physically and mentally taxing job. Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District Crews work 16-hour days on 14-day assignments and typically have two days off between each assignment. “So, in a month, you see basically two days off, which is just grinding for the average wildland firefighter, who’s 18 to 25 years old and wants a life other than work,” said Tahoe Douglas Fire Fuels Management Chief Keegan Schafer.
Cal Fire With fire seasons lasting longer and wildland firefighters working more hours, agencies around the basin are working to address mental health concerns among their crews. Even during a mild fire season, firefighting is a physically and mentally taxing job. Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District Crews work 16-hour days on 14-day assignments and typically have two days off between each assignment. “So, in a month, you see basically two days off which is just grinding for the average wildland firefighter, who’s 18 to 25 years old and wants a life other than work,” said Tahoe Douglas Fire Fuels Management Chief Keegan Schafer.
Tahoe Resource Conservation District, the University of Nevada Reno Extension, fire districts, and land management agencies at Lake Tahoe are embarking on a six-month-long Lake Tahoe Wildfire Awareness Campaign. This year's campaign will run from May through October with the theme: Is your home ignition resistant? The campaign encourages residents to get prepared for wildfires throughout the year by creating defensible space, addressing home ember vulnerabilities, and working together with neighborhood leaders and the community. Information and resources on how to prepare for wildfires will be continuously shared via their social media, Tahoe Living With Fire website, and monthly newsletter.
Saving CA from Wildfires by Burning It Is One Solution California and the West are just months removed from one of the worst wildfire seasons in modern history. Climate change is ramping up the hazards, and a dry winter suggests another tough year is coming. by Dale Kasler and Nicole Blanchard, The Sacramento Bee / February 25, 2021 CALISTOGA, CA - SEPTEMBER 29: Firefighters watch the Glass Fire slowly creep across a clearing along Silverado Trail (CA-29) on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 in Calistoga, CA. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) TNS (TNS) - On a crisp, breezy February morning near Lake Tahoe, a crew of five firefighters descended on a snow-covered, heavily-forested park straddling the California- Nevada border.