Conditions and weather permitting, the Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team will conduct widespread prescribed fire operations this week in the Lake Tahoe Basin. Smoke may be visible.
1. Panther ULM - USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit - Fallen Leaf Rd. and Highway 89, South Shore of Lake Tahoe. Burn Type: Hand Piles, Total Acreage: 10.00. Planned Ignition: 01/13-18/21. Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: 5-7 days of ignition and 2 days of burn down time. Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: North/Northeast/East. Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas:
Smoke may be visible throughout the Tahoe Basin and surrounding communities.
2. Rubicon ULM - USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit - Amanda Lane and Highway 89, south of Meeks Bay, West Shore of Lake Tahoe. Burn Type: Hand Piles, Total Acreage: 3.00. Planned Ignition: 01/12-14/21. Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: 1 day of ignition and extinquished each day. Estimated Direction of Smoke Trave