On Fire

A breakdown of why the U.S. Forest Service and Cal Fire go about combating wildfires differently, and the legislative attempt to get both agencies on the same page.

Above-average wildfire potential is projected through at least August 2026 across the Lake Tahoe region, because the unusually warm and sporadic winter dried out fuels earlier than normal.

Months after the federal government initiated widespread Forest Service layoffs and stalled funding, ripple effects are still disrupting wildfire preparedness and fuels reduction in Tahoe.

Are forest management agencies drinking “fuels reduction Kool-Aid”?

Lives, homes … and water. Local watersheds are another thing to worry about during a catastrophic wildfire (and the effects can be long-lasting).

Four years after the Dixie Fire destroyed most of Greenville, residents are fighting to rebuild homes, businesses, and hope. Their struggle is a lesson for all fire-prone Sierra Nevada towns.

Automation can be a useful tool when it comes to hardening your home against wildfire.

The Butterfield Fire in eastern Truckee was intentionally started by a woman who is in custody, according to Truckee police. There is a possibility the same woman trespassed on Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency property the same morning.

What’s going on with the burn piles and forest clearing happening near Dollar Creek Trail and Rocky Ridge? The California Tahoe Conservancy and California State Parks project managers held a tour to explain.

Truckee Fire is suing Placer County, alleging a 1970s land deal left it providing fire service to Martis Valley for 50 years with no property tax revenue.