So far, the Caldor Fire has destroyed 664 structures – residential, commercial or otherwise – according to Cal Fire. The hospital said Monday it was closing all services and medical offices, including its urgent care and emergency department. The evacuation order covers more than 53,000 residents in El Dorado County, which includes South Lake Tahoe, according to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.īarton Memorial Hospital in South Lake Tahoe evacuated its patients Sunday to partner facilities in the region, the hospital said in a tweet Sunday night. Roads in the area quickly became clogged with traffic as residents scrambled to leave. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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The fire destroyed 486 homes and threatens 33,679 structures.Ĭal Fire estimates full containment by September 13. “Many people, including myself, consider the Tahoe Basin a unique treasure and a natural wonder of the world whether you live here full time, own a second home here, visit the basin during family vacations, or simply recreate here, there are simply hundreds of thousands of people who hold Tahoe dear to their heart.” “Unfortunately, these factors contribute to the resistance to control that we’re seeing with the Caldor Fire,” he reasoned. These terms are no longer appropriate given the clear trends associated with drought, changing climate,” lamented Cal Fire Chief Chris Anthony. Historically, we’ve used the terms such as anomaly, unprecedented, or extreme to describe the wildfires that we have seen burn throughout the state over the last 20 years. “As many of you are aware, we are seeing larger and more destructive fires burn throughout California on a much more frequent basis. I’m glad to know they are safe,” he said, grateful residents heeded the evacuation orders Monday. “Their response was fantastic and I appreciate them. “Three-and-a-half hours of being stuck on Highway 50, I’m so appreciative that our citizens listened to the warning and the order and evacuated the city,” marveled South Lake Tahoe Police Chief David Stevenson. “We do have very active fire behavior, spotting, and torching and very dry fuels under these drought conditions and we expect this active firefight to continue over the next couple days under this weather condition,” warned Cal Fire Chief Brian Newman at a press briefing Monday night. Strong winds tested control lines and the area is under a red flag warning through Wednesday night, according to the incident report. The fire was active overnight and embers traveled up to three quarters of a mile, according to the incident report. Inmates at the South Lake Tahoe Jail were also evacuated, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said. “We’re just right now trying to see what happens with the structures and businesses in our community and our homes.” The city council will meet tonight remotely as their emergency operations center has moved to nearby Nevada. “Right now, the fire is raging through the Lake Tahoe basin, and we’re not even considering talking about that,” dismissed Wallace. Wallace added there is no discussion about when residents will be allowed to return. The town’s residents, about 20,000 people, left Monday. “There was a huge amount of granite between the fire and us and I woke up on Sunday and it had, it had jumped that granite and now it is in the Lake Tahoe basin and homes are threatened and our community is threatened and I never thought that was possible.” said Mayor Tamara Wallace. The entire city of South Lake Tahoe and the southern portion of the lake were put under mandatory evacuation Monday. A woman talks on her phone while stopped in heavy traffic on Hwy 50 as people evacuate ahead of the Caldor Fire on August 30, 2021, in South Lake Tahoe, California.
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