Caldor Fire Update - Tuesday, August 24

CALDOR FIRE UPDATE

Smoke from the Caldor Fire over South Lake Tahoe. Saturday, August 21.

Dear friends,

As the Caldor Fire continues to burn southwest of Lake Tahoe, we're reaching out to provide a few updates and useful links. Please read on and share this email.

Also, as we find ourselves in yet another historic wildfire season, the League is exploring opportunities to support research that looks at the impacts of wildfire smoke on Lake clarity. More updates on that to come.

ACRES BURNED & CONTAINMENT

As of 7:35 am today (Tuesday, August 24), the Caldor Fire has burned 117,000 acres and is 9% contained. Visit Inciweb for detailed fire information from the U.S. Forest Service.

EVACUATIONS

Currently, there is no active fire nor mandatory evacuations inside the Lake Tahoe Basin. For current evacuation areas, both those under under mandatory evacuation order and those in the warning zone, please see this map from the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office. Visit El Dorado County's website for the location of evacuation shelters and animal evacuation centers.

ROAD CLOSURES

Highway 50 is closed in both directions from Pollock Pines (Sly Park Road exit) to Meyers. There is no timeline for when the road will reopen. Roads within the mandatory evacuation area are also closed. Check CAL FIRE's incident page for road closure updates. The Caltrans QuickMap is also a useful resource.

NATIONAL FOREST CLOSURES

Due to extreme fire conditions across Northern California, numerous national forests are closed through at least September 6. Read the Forest Order here.

Lake Tahoe Basin Mgmt. Unit
Tahoe National Forest
Modoc National Forest
CA lands within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (info)

Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Lassen National Forest
Six Rivers National Forest
Mendocino National Forest
Plumas National Forest
Klamath National Forest

In addition, the Eldorado National Forest is closed through September 30. You can find more information at this U.S. Forest Service webpage.

Within the lake U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, the following backcountry areas are closed through September 19 under this Forest Order.

Desolation Wilderness
Meiss Backcountry
Barker Pass Road and Blackwood Creek
Pacific Crest Trail/Tahoe Rim Trail along Tahoe’s West Shore

STATE PARK CLOSURES

All Nevada State Parks within the Tahoe Basin will be closed until Friday, August 27 at least. See the Nevada State Parks website for updates.

Sand Harbor
Spooner Lake
Spooner Backcountry (including Marlette/Hobart Backcountry)
Cave Rock
Van Sickle

The following California State Parks within the Tahoe Basin will be fully closed (camping and day use) until further notice. Read more at the California State Parks incident webpage.

D.L. Bliss State Park
Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park
Emerald Bay State Park

SMOKE & AIR QUALITY

Smoke, ashfall and hazardous air quality continues to impact much of the Tahoe Basin. Look up the air quality index at a specific location using this online tool. Also, see Tahoe's smoke forecast using this interactive map provided by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.

SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW

CAL FIRE Twitter: @CALFIRE_PIO & @CALFIREAEU
El Dorado County Sheriff’s Facebook: El Dorado Sheriff
El Dorado County Sheriff’s Twitter: @ElDoradoSheriff
El Dorado County’s Facebook: El Dorado County, CA - Government
El Dorado County’s Twitter: @CountyElDorado
Eldorado National Forest Twitter: @EldoradoNF

Please check the links above to stay up to date on the Caldor Fire. If you're planning to come to the Tahoe Basin, please consider postponing your trip until conditions are safer for you and first responders.

Stay vigilant and stay safe, everyone.

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