South Lake Tahoe, California, is slowly coming back to life in the shadow of the devastating Caldor Fire, with fire officials, though on high alert, lifting or downgrading evacuation orders for many of the people who fled their homes last month.
On Thursday, firefighters hurried to clear and remove fire-weakened trees in hopes of allowing residents back into their homes as early as this weekend. It’s a slow and arduous process, and while residents say they are grateful for the firefighters' efforts, many people are yearning for normalcy.
“There were police, there were firefighters with loudspeakers around the neighborhoods,” he said. “I tried to come back for my medicine but I was told to stay away.” Meyers resident Sean Griffins, who works for South Lake Tahoe Refuse, is one of the few residents who can access his house throughout the day because he is considered an essential worker. On Thursday afternoon, he loaded clean laundry into his car and prepared to head back to the hotel room he is sharing with his wife and two dogs.“We’ve had to clean up because the bears had a good time for a couple of days,” he said. “Last week, there was trash all up and down the street.
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