Background on why the district conducts prescribed fire in the Lake Tahoe Basin, from historic frequent low-intensity fires and Comstock-era logging to fuel buildup and the 2007 Angora Fire that destroyed 254 homes and structures.

The Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team is scheduled to continue prescribed fire operations across the Lake Tahoe Basin, aided by recent precipitation. Forest Service crews completed burning piles on 160 acres near Watson Creek on the North Shore.