Woman Arrested for Intentionally Starting Butterfield Fire; Possible Connection to Nearby Trespassing
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.
Remembering Kindness During Crisis: My Caldor Fire Experience
With the two-year anniversary of the Caldor Fire approaching, the TRPA’s executive director remembers what it was like to live through the largest evacuation and fire in Tahoe’s history.
Bettering Our Woody Ways
Area jurisdictions move forward with biomass facilities to put to better use excess green waste. In exchange, we get heat and electricity.
Firework Displays a No-Go This Fourth of July
Firework displays in North Tahoe/Truckee are canceled for this Fourth of July. The pandemic is partly to blame, but so too is concern of increased visitation and potential wildfire.
The Battle for the Green Bubble
As the “last green forest left in the Sierra Nevada,” the Tahoe region unfolds a plan to curb tree mortality to reduce catastrophic wildfire risks.
Fire Insurance Market in Danger of Collapsing
A lack of affordable wildfire insurance coverage is plaguing Truckee/North Tahoe residents. For those who implement defensible space tactics on their properties, options are being explored, along with other solutions.
Donner Lake Fire Gets Rapid Response
The quick Donner Lake structure fire containment occurred because local emergency departments are maintaining staff and equipment while also helping on big wildfires.
Defining the End of Caldor and Dixie
As the Caldor and Dixie fires pour smoke into the Tahoe Basin, every single minute could make or break containment success.
Debriefing Caldor
Brutal lessons were learned from the “biggest event” in Lake Tahoe’s recorded history. The takeaway? More fire is coming.
Fork Fire Hits Near Tahoe, North Complex Spreads
Critical fire conditions spark Fork Fire in the Basin and explosive growth of the North Complex Fire in Plumas, Butte, and Yuba counties.