InciWeb: Angora Fire News Release #5

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

InciWeb: Angora Fire News Release #5

Hiway 89 at West Way
Credit: Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Angora Fire News Release #5

Incident: Angora
Released: 2007-06-26 12:59:00 ET

Today's Date: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 9:00 p.m.
Contact: Kristi Schroeder, Public Information Officer
Incident Fire Info: LTBMU Forest Supervisor's Office
Start Date: June 24, 2007, 2:00 p.m.
Location: South of Lake Tahoe and west of Fallen Leaf Lake
Acreage: 3,100 Containment: 44% Expected Containment: July 3, 2007
Fuel type: Heavy timber Injuries: 1 minor Cause: Under Investigation
Committed Fire Resources: 1,889 (updated numbers not available)
Engines: 145 Crews: 54 Helicopters: 11 Dozers: 2 Water Tenders: 14
Discussion:

· Two U.S. Forest Service firefighters were forced to deploy their fire shelters when the wind direction shifted about 2:30 p.m. The firefighters were uninjured and checked at the hospital.

· Afternoon gusts generated increased fire activity along the north end of the Angora Fire. This resulted in spot fires outside the fire line along Highway 89 and extended the fire perimeter on the north end by about 200 acres. Firefighters were able to extinguish all the spot fires.

· Evacuation: Local enforcement agencies instituted additional evacuations based on the threat.

Current evacuations are now listed on the City of South Lake Tahoe website at http://cityofslt.us. As
these may change please refer to this site for the latest information.

At this time the new additions as of 4:00 P.M, Tuesday, June 26, 2007 are:
o Gardner Mountain area: The following streets are under mandatory evacuation: 13th Street,
Gardner Street, Taylor Way, Panther St., Julie Lane, Clement St., Roger Ave, Shady Lane,
Tata Lane.
o The following streets in the Tahoe Keys area are under mandatory evacuation: West Way,
Lukins Way.
o The following streets are under voluntary evacuation: 15th St. and Venice Dr.

· Mandatory evacuations are still in effect for Tahoe Paradise, Fallen Leaf Campground, Tahoe Mountain, and Upper Angora areas.

The Evacuation Center is at South Tahoe Parks and Recreation at

1180 Rufus Allen Blvd. (530) 541-2850.

The County Sheriff has established an Evacuation Re-Entry hot line with information at (530) 621-5860.

· Increased winds are predicted starting Wednesday potentially bringing gusts up to 30 mph. A Red Flag warning will be in effect.

· A Public Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. at the South Lake Tahoe Middle School.

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· Road Closures: Highway 89 is closed between the intersection with Highway 50 (Y) and Emerald

Bay. Fallen Leaf Road remains under checkpoint.

· Incident Management Team 1 assumed management of the Angora Fire effective 6:00 a.m., Tuesday

June 26.
For All Fire Information: (530) 543-2842 and 2824
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