Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) USFS Prescribed fire operations continue on South Shore #CaFire

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) USFS Prescribed fire operations continue on South Shore #CaFire

U.S. Forest Service

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU)

Prescribed Fire Information

Dec. 3, 2013

Prescribed fire operations continue on South Shore

U.S. Forest Service fuels management crews will begin prescribed fire operations on Kingsbury Grade and at Emerald Bay on Wednesday, December 4, 2013.

Weather and conditions permitting, crews will burn approximately 10 acres per day on lower Kingsbury Grade near Meadow Lane. Operations are expected to continue through the weekend. In the Emerald Bay area near Inspiration Point, crews will burn approximately three acres over one or two days.

Smoke: The Forest Service makes every effort to conduct prescribed fire operations during weather patterns that carry smoke away from communities. Smoke-sensitive residents should consider staying indoors and keeping doors, windows and outside vents closed. This past summer’s wildfires serve as a reminder of the importance of fuels reduction and that smoke produced during a prescribed fire is less intense and of shorter duration than that of a wildfire.

Smoke from these prescribed fire project areas can be expected, is normal, and may continue for several days after the initial ignition. All Prescribed fires are monitored regularly for burning and smoke dispersal and action is taken to mitigate concerns as they arise.

Forest Service staff will post road signs around the areas affected by the prescribed fire, send email notifications, and update the local fire information line at 530-543-2600, #6. To receive prescribed fire notifications, send an email to pa_ltbmu@fs.fed.us.

To learn more about the efforts to reduce wildfire risks in the Tahoe Basin read the Lake Tahoe Basin Multi-jurisdictional Fuel Reduction Plan found at http://fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsm9_045864.pdf.

Visit an excellent web site and learn about Prescribed Fire vs. Wildfire at: http://www.smokeybear.com/prescribed-fires.asp.

Lisa Herron

Public Affairs Specialist

U.S. Forest Service

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

35 College Drive

South Lake Tahoe CA 96150

(530) 543-2815

laherron@fs.fed.us

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