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Wildfire532FB
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Theres a possibility that my engine will be deployed to this today or if another fire starts today i will be going that that one for sure.
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Raging Tahoe Fire Devours 220 Structures
Blaze Chars 2,000 Acres; At Least 1,000 People Evacuated
POSTED: 5:58 am PDT June 25, 2007
UPDATED: 7:22 am PDT June 25, 2007
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MEYERS, Calif. -- At least 220 homes and other structures have been destroyed by a raging 2,000-acre forest fire that still threatens hundreds more houses, U.S. Forest Service officials said early Monday.
Fire officials said high winds on Sunday afternoon hampered fire crews in their battle against the fast-moving fire and were a culprit in the property destruction.
Despite relatively cool and humid weather, flames were still towering as high as 70 feet in the air in some areas early Monday.
No injuries were reported from the blaze, known as the Angora Fire.
The blaze in the upper Angora Creek drainage about five miles south of Lake Tahoe prompted evacuations of the Angora Lakes Resort and hundreds of homes in the North Upper Truckee Road area of Meyers, located next to the resort town of South Lake Tahoe, authorities said.
More than 600 firefighters were fighting the fire and 22 federal strike teams were on the way to assist.
The fire, believed to be caused by human activity, was reported at 2:14 p.m. Sunday on Forest Service land.
Key Information:
Road Closures:
The California Department of Transportation announced the following road closures in the area near the fire:
* Highway 50 is closed to eastbound traffic at Pollock Pines.
* Highway 89 is closed from Pickett's Junction in Alpine County to 2.7 miles south of the junction with Highway 50
* Highway 89 is also closed to southbound traffic at Bliss State Park in El Dorado County.
For more road information, go to www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi
Evacuation Centers For People:
Lake Tahoe Senior Center
3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
530-542-6094
Lake Tahoe Parks and Recreation
1180 Rufus Allen Blvd.
530-542-6056
Evacuation Center For Pets:
Dog Gone Crazy
580 National Avenue, Tahoe Vista
530-546-7522
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Git R' Dun! I don't know you, but I will pray for your safety and hopefully you'll come out unscathed. Same goes for your crew. ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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We didn't go and i am not sure if we will, the forest is stripped of fire resources, yesterday we were the only fire engine in 30 miles.
We had to drive an hour just to check on a possible smoke because there was no one else in that area at all.
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I just herd that the fire jumped the containment lines!
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Dude..Dana..it could be a possiblilty you could be sent..this fire is growing by the second...if u do get sent becareful bro..
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The fire jumped the line and made another run and caught a convict crew and they had to deploy their fire shelters, haven't checked the news to see if any got killed or injured yet. The fire is making its way to my forest so i may go tomorrow.
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its really close to a cabin my aunt and uncle have, luckily the river has stopped it from getting any closer but i dont think thats gonna stop it for long!
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Originally posted by 66backinblack:
its really close to a cabin my aunt and uncle have, luckily the river has stopped it from getting any closer but i dont think thats gonna stop it for long!
a river is a good fireline but tomorrow if the fire is still going and the RH goes low and the winds pick up it can create spot fires that can jump firelines. When the fire first broke up we were getting reports of spot fires starting a MILE away from the many fire.
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