Some areas of the terrain are so rugged that crews had to carry fire hoses by hand from U.S. ![]() “It’s so dry out there that when embers blow out into the unburned fuel beds, the probability of ignition is 90%,” Lake said.Ĭrews working in the rugged terrain scrambled to douse spot fires caused by erratic winds that were casting embers one-half to ¾ of a mile, officials said. The fire is incinerating dry, dense timber in steep rugged terrain at a rapid rate. The fire has is burning in Camp Sacramento, Cal Fire Public Information Officer Isaac Lake said but couldn’t confirm how many structures have burned.įirefighters dealt with the hottest and driest day so far in their efforts to stop the spread of the blaze that started more than two weeks ago, on Aug. “To put it in perspective, we’ve been seeing about a half-mile of movement on the fire’s perimeter each day for the last couple of weeks, and today, this has already moved at 2.5 miles on us, with no sign that it’s starting to slow down,” said Cal Fire Division Chief Eric Schwab.īlack embers and heavy ash cover an outdoor table at a home near the base of Echo Summit in South Lake Tahoe. Officials said they saw a significant increase in dynamic fire behavior resulting in rapid fire spread, and the blaze is showing no signs of slowing down. A few days ago, he thought crews could halt the Caldor Fire’s eastern progress, but “today it let loose.” “Today’s been a rough day and there’s no bones about it,” said Jeff Marsoleis, forest supervisor for El Dorado National Forest. The blaze has grown to 168,387 acres and containment dropped to 13% from a reported 19% on Sunday morning. (Mike Peron / Tahoe Daily Tribune)Įl Dorado County Sheriff’s Office deputies used sirens as alerts and went from home to home making sure people were leaving. Upper Truckee area on Lake Tahoe Boulevard.
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