In The News – What you need to know about Tahoe’s regional evacuation plan
October 14, 2024 | Member Submitted
Originally Published in the Sierra Sun, 10/7/2024, Written by Katelyn Welsh
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA, Calif. / Nev. – Fire agencies around the Tahoe Basin recently publicized the Lake Tahoe Regional Evacuation Plan, but most of the information within it is not particularly new.
What is new with the plan, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection Fire Chief Scott Lindgren explains, is it makes evacuation plans available to the public and consolidates all individual area emergency plans into one place.
“It’s now informing the public what we have in place, what we’ve been cooperating with each other,” the chief says, “We’ve just made it more public and more accessible.” Previously this information was provided at the time of evacuation, he explains, partly due to plans getting adjusted, changed and modified for the situation.