In The News – Fire agencies around Tahoe Basin respond to deadly southern California fires
January 12, 2025 | Member Submitted
Originally Published in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, 1/10/2025, Written by Katelyn Welsh
Fire agencies around the Tahoe Basin have sent engines and personnel to fight the numerous fires ablaze in southern California. The Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire and Hurst Fire are just a few of the fires active in the Los Angeles area. There’s currently five fires that have together burned over 10,000 structures, burned almost 30,000 acres and killed five people according to preliminary information pending coroner confirmation.
It has led to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to call for mutual aid and coordinate incoming resources to the fires that are fueled by Santa Ana winds.
Tahoe Basin fire agencies have responded with 12 engines and over 50 personnel.
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