Prescribed Burns To Take Place At Lake Tahoe

The Nevada Division of Forestry and the US Forest Service plan to conduct prescribed burns in the forest around Lake Tahoe starting Monday. 

The prescribed burns will thin the fuel load before peak fire season to prevent large fires [like the Rim Fire that happened in 2013 or the King Fire last summer. 

Burn bosses say the operations may last several weeks if safe burning conditions allow it.

Prescribed fires could happen at several locations, including north of Emerald Bay near Meeks Bay and Ski Run Boulevard near Heavenly.

 Fire crews say the prescribed fires are planned around favorable weather conditions, and take into account the temperature, humidity, wind, vegetation moisture, and potential smoke dispersal.

Project Information:

• Project Name: North Canyon Pile Burn
• Responsible Agency/Contact: Nevada Division of Forestry, Roland Shaw (775) 684-2741
• Legal Location: T15N, R18E, Sec 35,36
• Descriptive Location: Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, 1 mile north of Spooner Summit, east of SR28
• Type of burn: Hand Piles
• Total Acreage: 5
• Planned Ignition: 03/10/15 and continuing as conditions permit
• Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: 2 days of burn down time
• Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: Northeast
• Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from SR28, US50 in the Spooner summit area, Tahoe Rim Trail north of Spooner Summit, Washoe Valley, Carson City

• Project Name: Slaughterhouse Pile Burn
• Responsible Agency/Contact: Nevada Division of Forestry, Roland Shaw (775) 684-2741
• Legal Location: T15N, R18E, Sec 34
• Descriptive Location: Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park, 1.5 miles north of Spooner Summit, west of SR28
• Type of burn: Hand Piles
• Total Acreage: 5
• Planned Ignition: 03/10/15 and continuing as conditions permit
• Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: 3 days of burn down time
• Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: Northeast
Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from SR28, US50 in the Spooner summit area, North of Glenbrook

• Project Name: Heavenly ULM
• Agency Contact: U.S. Forest Service, John Washington (530) 543-2652
• Legal Location: T12/13N, R18E, Sec 1, 34
• Descriptive Location: Ski Run Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA
• Type of burn: Hand Piles
• Total Acreage: 70.25
• Planned Ignition: 03/09/2015 and continuing as conditions permit
• Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: 10 days of burn down time
• Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: North/Northeast
• Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from Stateline, South Lake Tahoe and surrounding communities.

• Project Name: Highland
• Agency Contact: U.S. Forest Service, John Washington (530) 543-2652
• Legal Location: 12N, R18E, Sec 6
• Descriptive Location: Gardner Mtn. area, South Lake Tahoe, CA
• Type of burn: Hand piles
• Total Acreage: 120
• Planned Ignition: 03/09/2015 and continuing as conditions permit
• Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: 6 days of burn down time
• Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: Northeast
• Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from South Lake Tahoe and surrounding communities.

• Project Name: Viking
• Agency Contact: U.S. Forest Service, John Washington (530) 543-2652
• Legal Location: 12N, R18E, Sec 6
• Descriptive Location: Gardner Mtn. area, South Lake Tahoe, CA
• Type of burn: Hand piles
• Total Acreage: 148
• Planned Ignition: 03/09/2015 and continuing as conditions permit
• Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: 6 days of burn down time
• Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: Northeast
• Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from South Lake Tahoe and surrounding communities.

• Project Name: Spooner CTL
• Responsible Agency/Contact: U.S. Forest Service, Kyle Jacobson (530) 543-2658
• Legal Location: T15N, R18E, Sec 11
• Descriptive Location: Hwy 28 north of Spooner Summit
• Type of burn: Hand/machine piles
• Total Acreage: 84
• Planned Ignition: 03/09/2015 and continuing as conditions permit
• Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: 10 days of burn down time
• Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: North/Northeast
• Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from Incline Village, Kings Beach and West Shore communities

• Project Name: Logan
• Responsible Agency/Contact: U.S. Forest Service, Kyle Jacobson (530) 543-2658
• Legal Location: T14N, R18E, Sec 22
• Descriptive Location: Logan House Community, near Logan Creek Drive, East Shore
• Type of burn: Hand/machine piles
• Total Acreage: 23
• Planned Ignition: 03/09/2015 and continuing as conditions permit
• Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: 10 days of burn down time
• Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: North/Northeast
• Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from Incline Village, Kings Beach and West Shore communities

• Project Name: Luther
• Responsible Agency/Contact: U.S. Forest Service, Kyle Jacobson (530) 543-2658
• Legal Location: T11N, R18E, Sec 15
• Descriptive Location: Luther Pass/Grass Lake
• Type of burn: Hand
• Total Acreage: 55
• Planned Ignition: 03/09/2015 and continuing as conditions permit
• Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: 10 days of burn down time
• Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: North/Northeast
• Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from Meyers, South Lake Tahoe and South Shore communities as well as visitors traveling over Echo Summit and Luther Pass

• Project Name: Bob White
• Responsible Agency/Contact: U.S. Forest Service, Kyle Jacobson (530) 543-2658
• Legal Location: T14N, R17E, Sec 29
• Descriptive Location: North of Emerald Bay, near Meeks Bay
• Type of Burn: Hand piles
• Total Acreage: 150
• Planned Ignition: 03/09/2015 and continuing as conditions permit
• Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: 10 days of burn down time
• Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: North/Northeast
• Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Smoke may be visible from Tahoma and surrounding communities.