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Media Release: North Tahoe Fire Protection District Prohibits ALL Open Burning and Recreational Fires
Tahoe City, Calif. June 19, 2025 – On Saturday, June 14, 2025, the CALFIRE AEU suspended burn permits for the season, and on Monday, June 23, 2025, CALFIRE NEU followed suit, resulting in full suspension of residential burn permits in the Tahoe Basin. These are the triggers that prompt North Tahoe Fire Protection District and Alpine Springs CWD jurisdictions to activate local fire restrictions by suspending all solid fuel recreational fires and open burning. The suspension takes effect Monday, June 23rd, 8:00 AM and will remain in effect throughout the remainder of the fire season.
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New Backcountry Snowmobile Team Effects Rescue in Lake Tahoe’s West Shore Backcountry within First Week of Operation
Firefighters and crews at North Tahoe Fire must have training and skills across many different disciplines due to the weather, terrain, and recreation types within the district. Each year, all employees refresh training on swift water rescue, rope rescue, shore zone rescue, ice rescue, avalanche safety and rescue, helicopter rescue, as well as snowmobile
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Carnelian Woods Pile Burn Project Highlights Important Partnerships and Lessons
CARNELIAN BAY, Calif. – The forest skirting the Carnelian Woods Avenue neighborhood now stands much healthier than the forest that resided there before. A pile burning project there is nearing completion…
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