Tahoe Wildfire resources
Download Tahoe Guide’s 5th Annual Wildfire Preparedness Guide
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Emergency / Emergencia
9-1-1
Live operator assistance / Asistencia del operador en vivo
2-1-1
House numbers / números...
Power shutoffs for wildfire prevention
Utility companies may temporarily turn off power to specific areas to reduce the risk of fires caused by electric infrastructure during weather events, particularly...
Understand fire warnings, Red Flags
Courtesy Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities
One of the first steps to being prepared for a wildfire is to understand what wildfire warnings and...
2-1-1: Live help for disaster preparedness
In Nevada and Placer counties and in the North Tahoe/Truckee, 211 Connecting Point operators provide community information to callers about wildfire preparedness, power outages...
Fire Adapted Communities & Firewise USA: What’s the difference?
Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities helps residents and visitors in the Lake Tahoe Basin prepare for wildfires. Led by Tahoe Resource Conservation District...
Defensible space protects homes
Courtesy Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
If a wildfire breaks out, will firefighters be able to save your home? Having defensible space around your home will...
Residential burn permits required
Adobe StockBurning vegetation when clearing a property is often not allowed in the Tahoe Sierra due to the high threat of wildfires and requires...
Be Ember Aware: Protect your home from fire danger
Courtesy UNR Cooperative Extension
During a wildfire, thousands of embers can rain down on your home. If these embers become lodged in something easily ignited...
Campfires Tahoe’s biggest threat
Abandoned campfires that aren’t properly doused are the biggest wildfire threat in the Tahoe Basin and are also one of the most preventable, according...
Become a Firewise Community
A FireWise USA Community is a nationally recognized certification of a community that has taken measures to become more resistant to wildfire. Any community...