In The News – Tahoe conservation groups call for Wildfire Evacuation Study; TRPA defends efforts
February 14, 2025 | Member Submitted
Originally Published in The Tahoe Daily Tribune, 02/14/2025, Written by Zoe Meyer
A coalition of conservation groups, including the Sierra Club – Tahoe Area Group, North Tahoe Preservation Alliance, Friends of the West Shore, Tahoe East Shore Alliance, and TahoeCleanAir.org, are urging the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) to prioritize a comprehensive wildfire evacuation analysis for the Lake Tahoe Basin.
In a recent letter to TRPA, the groups expressed concerns over what they describe as a failure to produce a detailed evacuation capacity study—an assessment they argue is critical for understanding how quickly residents and visitors could safely leave the area in the event of a fast-moving wildfire under extreme conditions. They assert that despite repeated public requests, TRPA has not required such an analysis for new area plans or major development projects.
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