![]() SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA – SEPTEMBER 05: Randy Suela, right, talks with friend Steve Kallas after giving out free ice cream from the Baked Bear shop to first responders in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. “There are a lot more bears in town bears not used to humans, so they’re not scared of cars and more likely to walk in front of you,” Cal Fire said in a tweet. They were urged to follow speed limits, be patient and be on the lookout for bears. Returning residents were advised to fuel up and shop for groceries before heading home, since supermarkets, gas stations, stores and restaurants remained closed. Elsewhere, closures continued along Highways 88 from Picketts Junction to Peddler Hill in Amador County, 89 from Highway 88 at Picketts Junction to Highway 50, and Highway 50 from Fresh Pond to Sawmill Road.Īlthough Highway 287 along the Kingsbury Grade and Highway will be open, road closures will remain in effect at the city limits for Pioneer Trail, Lake Tahoe Boulevard and Highway 50 at Sawmill. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)Įvacuation orders remained in effect for the communities of Fallen Leaf Lake, Christmas Valley, Meyers and North Upper Truckee. ![]() Cal Fire officials downgraded some evacuation orders near Lake Tahoe and allowed thousands of South Lake Tahoe residents who fled the Caldor Fire last week to return home Sunday. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA – SEPTEMBER 05: South Lake Tahoe firefighter Leo Gebhardt waves to passing cars along Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. North of the city, orders were downgraded for areas east of Highway 89 north from the city limits to Emerald Bay, as well as areas on both sides of Highway 89 from Emerald Bay through Tahoma. South Lake Tahoe residents begin to return, what a joyful thing to see today! Amazing save by firefighters. Sunday, Cal Fire officials said they were downgrading the evacuation orders issued last week to evacuation warnings for the South Lake Tahoe city limits from the Nevada state line west along Highway 50 to the Tahoe airport, along Highway 89 northwest to the city’s edge at West Way, and along Pioneer Trail from the state line west to AI Tahoe Boulevard. Other structures have been damaged.īut shortly after 3 p.m. ![]() Over 700 homes have burned as well as 18 commercial properties. 14, has torn through 215,400 acres of forestland in the Sierra, injuring seven first responders and two civilians. With favorable weather conditions helping firefighters working to contain massive fires in the Sierra, Cal Fire officials downgraded some evacuation orders and allowed thousands of South Lake Tahoe residents who fled the Caldor Fire last week to return home Sunday.Ĭontainment was reported at 44%, with officials saying that firefighters battling the blaze - which had forced more than 22,000 residents to evacuate - continued to make good progress, mopping up and patrolling the blaze’s perimeter.
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