The rapidly advancing technology is especially critical in wildland–urban interface communities of the Sierra. According to Cal Fire Amador–El Dorado Unit Battalion Chief Bret Swearengin, many ...

On September 2, the California Tahoe Conservancy will begin a 43-acre mastication project on forested state and federal public lands adjacent to the Tahoe Keys neighborhood in South Lake Tahoe.

The Lake Tahoe area is now home to a network of sensors that detect lightning capable of starting a wildfire and report the hazard to firefighters in less than a minute.

In addition to year-round campfire restrictions, enhanced campfire restrictions go into effect today, August 26, 2025, on ...

Tens of thousands of people who fled South Lake Tahoe in the teeth of a wildfire were returning home as crews finally managed to stall the advance of flames scant miles from the resort.

Forests surrounding Lake Tahoe have endured colonization, clear-cut logging and aggressive fire suppression that have upended the natural balance of wildfires.