PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team

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1 PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release November 24, 2015 Prescribed fire operations to continue next week Contacts: U.S. Forest Service, Lisa Herron Nevada Division of Forestry, Roland Shaw North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Isaac Powning South Lake Tahoe, Calif. North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service will continue widespread prescribed fire operations beginning the week of November 30, Operations may take place on urban lots on the west side of Incline Village, in Carnelian Bay, Kings Beach, off Fairway Drive near Tahoe City, off Elizabeth Drive north of Tahoma, off South Upper Truckee Road near Meyers, off F Street and Ski Run Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe, and in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park north of Spooner Lake. Operations will continue over the next several weeks as weather and conditions allow. Fall and winter bring cooler temperatures and precipitation, which favor prescribed burning. Each prescribed fire operation follows a prescribed fire burn plan, which considers temperature, humidity, wind, moisture of the vegetation, and conditions for the dispersal of smoke. This information is used to decide when and where to burn. The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT) will give as much advance notice as possible before burning, but some operations may be conducted on short notice. Smoke from prescribed fire operations is normal and may continue for several days after an ignition depending on the project size and environmental conditions. Agencies coordinate with state and local county air pollution control districts and monitor weather conditions closely prior to prescribed fire ignition. They wait for favorable conditions that will carry smoke up and

2 out of the Basin. Crews also conduct test burns before igniting a larger area, to verify how effectively fuels are consumed how smoke will travel. Before prescribed fire operations are conducted, agencies post road signs around areas affected by prescribed fire, send notifications and update the local fire information line at To receive prescribed fire notifications, send an to pa_ltbmu@fs.fed.us. For more information on prescribed fire operations and smoke management tips, visit Project Information: Project Name: NLT Incline Urban Fuels Reduction Responsible Agency/Contact: North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Isaac Powning Legal Location: T16N R18E Sec 15 Descriptive Location: Spread throughout west side of Incline Village Total Acreage: 57 Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: two days of burn down time, each unit /East Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible throughout Tahoe Basin and Project Name: Fairway/Bunker Responsible Agency/Contact: North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Isaac Powning Legal Location: T 15N R17E Sec 6 Descriptive Location: Fairway Drive near NTFPD Station 51, Tahoe City, CA Total Acreage: 28 Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: two days of burn down time, each unit /East Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible throughout Tahoe Basin and Project Name: North Canyon Pile Burn Responsible Agency/Contact: Nevada Division of Forestry, Roland Shaw (775) Legal Location: T14N R18E Sec 1; T15N, R18E, Sec 35,36

3 Descriptive Location: Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, one mile north of Spooner Junction, east of SR28 Total Acreage: 100 Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: two days of burn down time Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: Northeast Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from SR28, US50 in the Spooner summit area, Tahoe Rim Trail north and south of Spooner Summit, Washoe Valley, Carson City Project Name: Slaughterhouse Pile Burn Responsible Agency/Contact: Nevada Division of Forestry, Roland Shaw (775) Legal Location: T15N, R18E, Sec 34 Descriptive Location: Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, 1.5 miles north of Spooner Junction, west of SR28 Total Acreage: 5 Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: three days of burn down time Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: Northeast Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from SR28, US50 in the Spooner summit area, Skunk Harbor Road, north of Glenbrook Project Name: Heavenly ULM Responsible Agency/Contact: U.S. Forest Service, John Washington (530) Legal Location: T12/13N, R18E, Sec 1, 34 Descriptive Location: Elizabeth Drive, north of Tahoma Total Acreage: Planned Ignition: 10/19/2014 and continuing as conditions permit Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from Tahoma and surrounding communities. Project Name: Grass Lake ULM Legal Location: T11N, R18E, Sec 8,17 Descriptive Location: Meyers South Upper Truckee Rd Total Acreage: 120 Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from Meyers and surrounding communities.

4 Project Name: Meow 175 Legal Location: T12N, R18E, Sec 9 Descriptive Location: F St. South Lake Tahoe Total Acreage: 5 Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from South Lake Tahoe and Project Name: Pioneer ULM Legal Location: T12N, R18E, Sec 1,2,3,4 Descriptive Location: Ski Run Blvd. South Lake Tahoe Total Acreage: 70 Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from South Lake Tahoe and Project Name: Brockway Legal Location: T16N, R17E, Sec 16 Descriptive Location: Carnelian Bay Total Acreage: 50 Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from Carnelian Bay and Project Name: Griff Legal Location: T16N, R18E, Sec 18 Descriptive Location: Kings Beach Total Acreage: 100

5 Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from Kings Beach and ### About the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team (TFFT) consists of representatives of Tahoe Basin fire agencies, CAL FIRE, Nevada Division of Forestry and related state agencies, University of California and Nevada Cooperative Extensions, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, the U.S. Forest Service, conservation districts from both states, the California Tahoe Conservancy and the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board. Our Mission is to protect lives, property and the environment within the Lake Tahoe Basin from wildfire by implementing prioritized fuels reduction projects and engaging the public in becoming a Fire Adapted Community. For more information, visit