North Tahoe Fire and The Boatworks Mall are partnering to increase the survivability of a cardiac arrest by installing an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at the popular shopping center in Tahoe City.  

Click Here

With the arrival of moisture, higher humidity and winter weather conditions, effective Thursday, December 5, 2019 CAL FIRE lifted the burn permit suspension that has been in place in Placer and El Dorado counties during fire season. Following CAL FIRE’s lifting of fire restrictions, which indicates the end of our local fire season, the Fire Chief has lifted local fire restrictions for North Tahoe Fire and Meeks Bay Fire Protection Districts.

Click Here

The hard work of homeowners in the Alpine Meadows Community was recognized this month with the National Fire Protection Association’s designation as a Firewise USA® community. The Alpine Meadows Fire Safe Council coordinated with North Tahoe Fire and the Placer County Fire Safe Alliance to complete a rigorous set of criteria required to participate in the national program. Stakeholders completed a community wildfire hazard assessment, and developed an action plan to guide their efforts to reduce the risk of wildfire in their community.

Click Here

(Lake Tahoe, CA and NV) – A new Lake Tahoe Regional Evacuation Plan was developed by the cooperative efforts of the Lake Tahoe Fire Chiefs, Lake Tahoe Law Enforcement Agencies, and Emergency Management Personnel following experiences gained during past major wildfires. The Plan is a “living document” intended to provide the public with critical information related to evacuations and will be updated from time to time…

Read More

A Thanksgiving celebration in Lake Tahoe could have turned into a tragedy for a family of 13, had it not been for two family members that left the holiday celebration to be checked out at a local hospital where they were diagnosed with Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning. Carbon Monoxide is often referred to as the silent killer. It is undetectable to people because it is odorless and invisible.

Click Here

​Basin communities are working to ensure Short-Term Rental (STR) properties are compatible with the neighborhoods where they exist, ensuring they are safe for both visitors and their neighbors.

Click Here

North Tahoe Fire and Tahoe City Public Utility District are working to increase the survivability of a cardiac arrest by installing an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at the popular Commons Beach in Downtown Tahoe City.

Click Here

A wet winter and late spring may have provided the Lake Tahoe Basin a graceful entry into wildfire season, but don’t let this week’s cooler temperatures fool you into thinking that fire season passed anyone by. It’s only just beginning as crews in North Tahoe had a record summer with everything from illegal campfires, structure fires, and even a barge fire (select the press release to see video).

Click Here

On June 17, 2019 CAL FIRE suspended residential burn permits in the Tahoe Basin. Today, June 26th marked the first day of the year categorized as “High Fire Danger” in the Basin, prompting North Tahoe Fire Protection District (NTFPD) and Meeks Bay Fire Protection District (MBFPD) to impose fire restrictions by suspending all recreational campfires and open burning. The suspension takes effect today and will remain in effect through the fire season..

Click Here

North Tahoe Fire, Meeks Bay Fire and the Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities are hosting two screenings for the award-winning documentary Wilder than Wild; Fire, Forests and the Future at the Homewood Mountain Resort North Lodge on June 6, 2019, and a second viewing will be held at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach on June 13, 2019.

Click Here

The Sac Bee released the McClatchy Analysis to put a spotlight on policy issues to encourage conversations in the halls of the state Capitol about policy supporting defensible space and safer building standards. The series highlights areas of concern, actions to be taken, and risks to be aware of using data provided by Cal Fire. What today’s Associated Press release did not address was the rest of the conversation from our interview. The article is a call to action, using the Camp Fire as the wakeup call for California. The story failed to tell that the Tahoe Basin had our wakeup call in 2007 after the 2007 Angora Fire. It missed the opportunity to share the successes that the Basin has experienced as a result of the collaboration, policy changes, code enhancements, and other efforts that were borne of Angora’s devastation, and should serve as a road map for the rest of the state.

Click Here

North Tahoe Fire is proud to announce the receipt of a generous grant from the California Fire Foundation to combat climate-change driven disasters. Through this funding, the Foundation, PG&E and first responders are working together to help communities prepare for and prevent safety hazards that can make climate-related disasters even worse.

Click Here

With the seemingly never-ending series of storms dumping feet upon feet of snow in Tahoe, it’s time to remind homeowners to be vigilant with their properties to ensure the safety of residents and guests. We also want to remind homeowners to take their CO alarms seriously and don’t assume it’s a battery warning, as we’ve had several legitimate Carbon Monoxide incidents due to blocked vents.

Click Here

Weekend storm totals brought three to six feet of new snow around the Basin, and North Tahoe Fire and Meeks Bay Fire want to warn those who are heading out to the fresh powder about avalanche dangers at all elevations, in addition to hazards of Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS).

Click Here