As firefighters make an all-out push to keep the Caldor fire out of Lake Tahoe, experts warned of potentially catastrophic losses if flames move into neighborhoods along the famed lakeside resort.
Thousands rushed to leave South Lake Tahoe as the resort city came under an evacuation order and wildfire raced toward Lake Tahoe.“It’s so dry that it is perfect kindling,” she said. “You’ve got his potential for it to really start jumping from building to building to building, and it’s just a completely different beast and they can’t fight it.”
Jason Hunter, a Caldor fire information officer, said Monday that the fire was still holding to the west of that ridge but worried that strong winds just beginning to pick up could generate spot fires and unpredictable behavior. “Our significant concern is that spotting,” he said. Specifically, crews were worried about “embers being blown from up at the ridge top landing somewhere down in the valley and taking hold.”Advertisement
“We are tracking the wildfires,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said at a Monday press briefing. She added, “We will continue to assess if additional resources are needed.”
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