Stay safe this summer with Tahoe Weekly’s annual Wildfire Safety Preparedness Guide, full of tips and checklists to help you and your family be prepare and ready in case of a wildfire. Find the guide, including checklists to download and a sign to use in case you need to evacuate at issuu.com/TheTahoeWeekly.com.
Sign up for emergency alerts
Resources
- Cal Fire | readyforwildfire.org
- Chipping programs | Contact local fire district
- Create a disaster kit | redcross.org
- Create a home wildfire checklist | readyforwildfire.org
- Current fire conditions & restrictions | tahoelivingwithfire.com
- Nevada Fire Info | nevadafireinfo.org
- Placer County Fire Safe Alliance | placer.ca.gov
- Prepare for a disaster | tahoelivingwithfire.com/get-prepared
- Truckee Travel Alert | visittruckeetahoe.com
- Wildfire camera network | alertwildfire.org
- Wildfire Evacuation Checklist | livingwithfire.com
- Un Kit De Suministros De Emergencia | readyforwildfire.org
Evacuation Routes & Emergency Preparedness Guides
- Alpine County | alpinecountyca.gov
- Incline Village & Crystal Bay | nltfpd.org
- North Lake Tahoe & West Shore | bit.ly/3CRDgtG
- Olympic Valley | ovpsd.org
- South Lake Tahoe area | southtahoeemergencyguide.com
- Tahoe Donner | tahoedonner.com
- Truckee | truckeefire.org
Hard copies available at local fire districts
Sign up for emergency alerts
- Alpine County | alpinecountyca.gov
- City of South Lake Tahoe | cityofslt.us
- Douglas County | douglascountynv.gov
- El Dorado County | ready.edso.org
- Nevada County | mynevadacounty.com
- Placer County | placer.ca.gov
- Town of Truckee | truckeepolice.com
- Washoe County | washoecounty.gov
Chipping & defensible space inspections
(through local fire departments)
- East Shore (Tahoe Douglas Fire) | (775) 588-3591, tahoefire.org
- Fallen Leaf Fire | (530) 544-3300, fllcsd.org
- Incline Village & Crystal Bay (North Lake Tahoe Fire) | nltfpd.org
- Meyers (Lake Valley Fire) | (530) 577-2447, lakevalleyfire.org
- North & West Shores (North Tahoe Fire) | (530) 584-2322, ntfire.net
- Northstar Fire | (530) 562-1212, northstarcsd.org
- Olympic Valley Fire | (530) 583-4692, ovpsd.org
- South Lake Tahoe Fire | (530) 542-6037, cityofslt.us
- Truckee Fire | truckeefire.org/dspace
Report vegetation concerns
- California Tahoe Conservancy lands | (530) 542-5580, tahoe.ca.gov
- U.S. Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin lands | (530) 543-2759
