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Tahoe National Forest officials on Tuesday said the combination of warmer temperatures and strong winds intensified the fire while crews were working to establish containment lines.
The fire was first reported at 2 p.m. Monday near Bear Valley Road in the Tahoe National Forest south of Sierra Brooks in Sierra County. As of Wednesday, it was within 1 mile of Sierra Brooks and ...
A group of 13 hikers were located Monday morning after they went missing within the zone of the Royal fire in Tahoe National Forest, according to authorities.
A large portion of the Tahoe National Forest was closed, and recreation areas such as the French Meadows Reservoir and the Western States Endurance Run trail were expected to be closed at least through the end of 2022. [54] [55] [56] An area encompassing 20 miles (32 km) of the Western States Endurance Run route burned. [57]
Most recently Bear fire has burnt through 3,327 acres of Tahoe National Forest specifically in Sierra county. [10] Bear fire, similar to most wildfires, was caused due to hot and dry windy conditions. However, one of the worst wildfires Tahoe National Forest has faced was the Caldor fire in 2021 that burned thousands of acres. [11]
The effects of the fire on Tahoe National Forest land east of Bullards Bar Reservoir were mild, akin to the effects of a prescribed fire. [11] The cost of the firefighting effort came to $4.2 million (equivalent to about $7.2 million in 2023). [6] The area burned in the Pendola Fire overlapped with the area burned by the destructive 5,743-acre ...
Smoke from the Royal Fire is seen from a Cal Fire aircraft over the Tahoe National Forest blaze. On Monday, July 8, 2024, the fire had grown to 169 acres.
A project in the Tahoe National Forest will thin vegetation to reduce hazardous fuels, create defensible space around six communities and implement safe entry and exit routes on 6.3 miles of road ...