Red Flag Warning in Effect 9/27/21 – 5AM on 9/28/2021
The National Weather Service (NOAA) has issued a Red Flag Warning for critical fire weather conditions until 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 28, 2021, for the greater Lake Tahoe/Truckee area. The region is in a critical fire weather period; fire personnel are prepared and responding accordingly. The Fire Chief of the North Tahoe Fire Protection District, in accordance with the California Fire Code with amendments adopted by the Boards of Directors of the North Tahoe Fire, Meeks Bay Fire and Alpine Springs CWD, has issued a Declaration prohibiting all sources of outdoor open flame (including gas/propane/pellet bbqs) within these Districts during the time the Red Flag Warning is in effect (CF Code 307.1.1).