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About 560 fire engines and 2,240 firefighters from the California Office of Emergency Services and municipalities across the state are helping to put out the wildfires, the agency said.

Jungho Kim/Special to The Chronicleįirefighting mutual aid reaches season high: California’s firefighting effort reached a new peak Thursday as officials reported that the state was using the most fire engines in the field at one time this season. In El Dorado County, where the Caldor Fire is blazing, 47,754 people were evacuated as of Thursday afternoon, Cal OES officials said.Ī message thanking firefighters for their work on the Caldor Fire is seen outside of Montbleu Resort as golden sun, colored by smoke from the Caldor Fire, reflects off sign in Stateline, Nev. More than 50,000 wildfire evacuees in California: As of Thursday afternoon, there were 53,506 residents currently evacuated from their homes because of the wildfires blazing across the state, according to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. As of Thursday, this has been the only case where state wildlife officials have euthanized an animal in response to wildfire burns for the Caldor Fire, according to California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials. Taylor Lam said in a statement Thursday night that “Current conditions in the Lake Tahoe region present a persistent and serious threat to the health and safety of mariners.” Lam added that the safety of the public, Coast Guard crews and first responders in the area “remain the top priority.” Coast Guard officials said the “availability of Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe boat crews and other emergency first responders on the water may be significantly reduced until area wildfire operations are completed.”īlack bear with burned paws euthanized by state wildlife officials: An adult black bear that had third-degree burns on its paws from the Caldor Fire was euthanized by state wildlife officials, authorities said. Coast Guard Pacific Southwest region are urging mariners to avoid all “recreational activities” at Lake Tahoe until the wildfires are contained and until air quality in the region has improved. Fire crews tonight face cooler temperatures and lighter winds and are constructing more control lines, according to Cal Fire.Ĭoast Guard urges mariners to avoid Lake Tahoe until wildfires contained: Officials with the U.S.

See air quality information down to the neighborhood level in real time with The Chronicle’s air quality map.Ĭaldor is 210,893 acres and 27% contained: Latest estimates for the fire shows it at 210,893 acres with 27% containment. Keep track of Northern California wildfires with The Chronicle’s interactive fire map. Bay Area health experts weigh in on the effects of days or weeks of “moderate” air quality. After South Lake Tahoe emptied, one retired firefighter stayed behind to defend his home. The Caldor Fire is upending lives and livlihoods in South Lake Tahoe. The blaze was stifled on its way to Kirkwood, sparing the ski town and resort, for now.

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Heavenly ski resort is running snowguns at full blast to save itself from the Caldor Fire. Jungho Kim/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less Forest Service and Heavenly on the Caldor Fire at Heavenly Ski Resort in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Forest Service contractor and former engine operator talks about his dual role with the U.S. Jungho Kim/Special to The Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of2 Raul Garcia, a current U.S. 1 of2 A sign for Heavenly Ski Resort stands at the entrance to the parking lots where CalFire crews have been loading dozers as a maintenance vehicle drives by in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Wednesday, September 1, 2021.

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