IN PHOTOS: Caldor Fire Explodes In El Dorado County
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Lake Tahoe ski resorts near the Caldor Fire in Northern California are helping firefighter crews hold off the flames.
Apple Hill will fully open Labor Day weekend to tourists and locals looking for some fun without smoke.
A break in the winds and lower temperatures Thursday allowed fire crews to make a direct attack.
Two suspected looters were arrested in evacuated South Lake Tahoe this week.
The last two weeks have been a blur for Caldor Fire evacuees who have been waiting for word to return home. Kathy Clark and her husband—some of the first evacuees—packed up and left, staying at two evacuation shelters before moving to an RV park in Plymouth.
Christmas Valley was still a priority Thursday for strike teams keeping the Caldor Fire that sparked days ago from jumping Highway 89 and heading towards homes.
The effort to stop the Caldor Fire from moving into South Lake Tahoe has transformed the city from one of tourism to one that is strictly accommodating first-responders.
Caldor Fire evacuees from the area between Pollock Pines and Camino along Highway 50 can begin returning home after evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings Wednesday afternoon.
High winds Wednesday continued to push the Caldor Fire through the Tahoe basin. Cal Fire said crews made progress on containment lines but communities were still at risk. At this point, they said the best form of attack is defense.
Throughout the fight against the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County, we have heard stories of courage, with community members stepping up to do what they could. Here's one man who answered the call—literally.
On Tuesday, people at the Gardnerville shelter were told to leave and relocate to the convention center.
A COVID-19 outbreak has sidelined a strike team of 16 firefighters battling the massive Caldor Fire, which has burned more than 200,000 acres in El Dorado County and is encroaching on South Lake Tahoe.
There's been a big strain on the local water supply in Lake Tahoe because of sprinklers left running as a defense against the Caldor Fire, says a group.
Thick smoke from the Caldor Fire enveloped the city of South Lake Tahoe, which was all but deserted during a summer week usually bustling with tourists.
