8/17/2023 0 Comments South lake tahoe fire hazmat![]() Gusting winds roared through the region carrying embers that breached defense lines and threatened swaths of South Lake Tahoe, which completed an unprecedented citywide evacuation of its 22,000 residents Monday. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE - Firefighters battled the monstrous Caldor Fire on Tuesday, protecting alpine communities and shielding some of the country’s most beloved outdoor playgrounds in the Tahoe Basin. Jungho Kim / Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less Jungho Kim / Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 17 of17Ī Los Angeles County fire truck passes through Kirkwood Meadows in Kirkwood, Calif., on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. The glow of two active hotspots within the Caldor Fire illuminate ridges above Kirkwood Meadows as lights from the empty Kirkwood Mountain Resort shine in the foreground in Kirkwood, Calif., on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. Jungho Kim / Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 16 of17 Forest Service and CalFire crews discuss plans to defend the area against the Caldor Fire in Kirkwood, Calif., on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. Jornada/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 15 of17Ī sign declaring Kirkwood Resort closed is seen as U.S. Snow machines saturate vegetation along the World Cup ski run with water to help protect the Heavenly Mountain Resort from the approaching Caldor Fire, in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Jornada/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 14 of17 Snow machines saturate surrounding vegetation with water to help protect the Heavenly Mountain Resort from the approaching Caldor Fire, in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Brontë Wittpenn/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 13 of17 Jornada/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 12 of17įire crews monitors a blaze from the Caldor Fire as it creeps up a ridge in a neighborhood in Meyers on Tuesday. Jornada/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 11 of17Īn El Dorado Hot Shots crew member quickly gathers his equipment and moves on to protect the next home on Apache Avenue in Meyers on Tuesday. Jornada/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 10 of17Įl Dorado Hot Shots crew member Kevin Cisco chokes through the smoke while defending homes from the Caldor Fire on Apache Avenue in Meyers on Tuesday. Jornada/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 9 of17Īn El Dorado Hot Shots crew member cools down trees behind a home on Apache Avenue as the Caldor Fire approaches neighborhoods on the outskirts of Meyers on Tuesday. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 8 of17Įl Dorado Hot Shots crew member Austin Ragsdale keeps an eye on the treetops while defending homes along Apache Avenue from the Caldor Fire in Meyers on Tuesday. Brontë Wittpenn/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 7 of17 Firefighters working structure protection in Christmas Valley in the town of Meyers work to prevent further devastation left by the Caldor Fire in Meyers, Calif., on Monday, August 30, 2021. The threat of encroaching flames from the Caldor Fire set in place an evacuation order on the city of South Lake Tahoe. Jornada / Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 6 of17 Flames engulf a group of trees off Highway 50 toward South Lake Tahoe, Calif. due to the approaching Caldor Fire, on Monday, Aug. Residents of South Lake Tahoe wait in eastbound evacuation traffic turning onto Highway 50 after mandatory evacuation orders were issued to all of South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 5 of17 Brontë Wittpenn/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 4 of17 Christmas Valley in the town of Meyers, is seen awash in the glow of flames and smoke as the Caldor Fire encroaches on the community in Meyers, Calif., on Monday, August 30, 2021. Due to the threat of encroaching wildfire flames from the Caldor Fire, evacuation orders were issued Monday afternoon for all of South Lake Tahoe. Victor Salas Jr.,15, sits on top of his car as he waits in evacuation traffic on Highway 50 out of South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 3 of17 Brontë Wittpenn/The Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of17įlames rush uphill behind cars stopped on Highway 50 as the Caldor Fire continued its march toward Meyers, Calif., on Monday, August 30, 2021. El Dorado hot shot crew member Billy Wyatt walks toward a property while monitoring a blaze from the Caldor Fire in a neighborhood in Meyers on Tuesday. Photos: The Battle Against Caldor Fire at Lake Tahoe Ski Resort
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