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PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release November 6, 2015 Multiple agencies to conduct prescribed fire operations Contacts: North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Isaac

1 PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team For Immediate Release November 6, 2015 Multiple agencies to conduct prescribed fire operations Contacts: North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Isaac Powning Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District, Keegan Schafer Nevada Division of Forestry, Roland Shaw U.S. Forest Service, Lisa Herron South Lake Tahoe, Calif. North Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Douglas fire protection districts, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service will continue prescribed fire operations in multiple locations around the Lake Tahoe Basin. Operations may take place on the South Shore, off Pioneer Trail and Saddle Road, near Sawmill Pond, off lower Tata Lane and F Street and near Christmas Valley. On the East Shore, operations may take place on Kingsbury Grade near Boulder Lodge, in Edgewood Canyon, off Kimberly Brook Lane near Andria Drive and in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park near Spooner Lake. On the West Shore, operations may take place near D.L. Bliss State Park, Meeks Bay and Ward Canyon. On the North Shore, operations may take place near Sunnyside and off Fairway Drive near Tahoe City. Operations may continue over the next several weeks as 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

2 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 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: Talmont/Mark Twain Responsible Agency/Contact: North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Isaac Powning Legal Location: T 15N R16E Sec 13 (Talmont) T15N R17E Sec 7 (Mark Twain) Descriptive Location: Talmont, North Shore Total Acreage: 15 (Talmont) 7 (Mark Twain) TOTAL 22 Planned Ignition: 11/9/2015 and continuing as conditions permit Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: two days of burn down time, each unit Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: north/northeast/east Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible throughout Tahoe Basin and Project Name: Ward Creek Responsible Agency/Contact: North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, Isaac Powning Legal Location: T15N R16E Sec 23 Descriptive Location: Ward Canyon

3 Total Acreage: 18 Planned Ignition: 11/11/2015 and continuing as conditions permit Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: two days of burn down time, each unit Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: north/northeast/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, Tahoe City, CA Total Acreage: 28 Planned Ignition: 11/11/2015 and continuing as conditions permit Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: two days of burn down time, each unit Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: north/northeast/east Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible throughout Tahoe Basin and Project Name: Summit Village South Responsible Agency/Contact: Tahoe Douglas Fire District, Keegan Schafer Legal Location: T13N, R19E, Sec 30 Descriptive Location: Boulder Base at Heavenly Ski Resort Total Acreage: 10 Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: south, then becoming northeast Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from Tramway and South Benjamin. Project Name: Edgewood Canyon Responsible Agency/Contact: Tahoe Douglas Fire District, Keegan Schafer Legal Location: T13N, R18E, Sec 25 Descriptive Location: Edgewood Canyon Road off Buchannan Total Acreage: 30 Planned Ignition: operations began 11/5/2015 and continuing as conditions permit Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: south, then becoming northeast Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from most parts of Kingsbury Grade.

4 Project Name: Kimberly Brooke Responsible Agency/Contact: Tahoe Douglas Fire District, Keegan Schafer Legal Location: T13N, R19E, Sec 18 Descriptive Location: Between Kimberly Brooke Lane and Andria Drive Total Acreage: 5 Planned Ignition: operations began 11/5/2015 and continuing as conditions permit Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: south, then becoming northeast Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from North Benjamin and Andria Drive. 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 Descriptive Location: Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, one mile north of Spooner Summit, east of SR28; Also burning north and east of Spooner Lake Total Acreage: 100 Planned Ignition: 11/16/2015 and continuing as conditions permit 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 and 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 Summit, west of SR28 Total Acreage: 5 Planned Ignition: 11/23/2015 and continuing as conditions permit 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 and Skunk Harbor Road, north of Glenbrook. Project Name: Pioneer ULM Legal Location: T12N, R18E, Sec 1,2,3,4 Descriptive Location: Pioneer Trail and Saddle Road Total Acreage: 70 Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: two weeks

5 Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from South Lake Tahoe and Project Name: Twin Peaks Legal Location: T12N, R18E, Sec 17,20 Descriptive Location: Sawmill Rd and Lake Tahoe Blvd. Total Acreage: 100 Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: one week Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from South Lake Tahoe, Meyers and Project Name: EBN 5-9 Legal Location: T13N, R17E, Sec 8,9 Descriptive Location: Adjacent to D.L. Bliss State Park Total Acreage: 96 Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: 1 week Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from Tahoma and surrounding communities. Project Name: Meow 175 Legal Location: T12N, R18E, Sec 9 Descriptive Location: F Street and Tata Lane Total Acreage: 10 Planned Ignition: 11/12/2015 and continuing as conditions permit Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: three days Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from South Lake Tahoe and Project Name: Grass lake ULM Legal Location: 11N, 18E, Sec. 8, 17 Descriptive Location: Hwy 89/Grass Lake Road Total Acreage: 122 Planned Ignition: operations began 10/30/2015 and continuing as conditions permit Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from Meyers, Christmas Valley and Echo Summit.

6 Project Name: Bobwhite Legal Location: 14N, 17E, Sec 29, 30, 32 Descriptive Location: Meeks Bay/Meeks Meadow Type of burn: Hand Total Acreage: 285 Planned Ignition: operations began 10/30/2015 and continuing as conditions permit Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: West/ Southwest switching to East Northeast Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from the North Shore, East Shore and some South Shore Communities. ### 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

PRESS RELEASE Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team

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 530-543-2815 Nevada Division