Local Strike Teams Defend Their 'Backyard' On The Front Lines Of The Caldor Fire
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.
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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.
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.
As the Caldor Fire rages on, schools aren't in session. But district leaders and community members want to make sure the learning never stops.
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.
Thieves took advantage of the chaos surrounding the Caldor Fire evacuation orders and burglarized an Amador County non-profit.
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.
as people piled into their cars, animals hit the road too. The flames frightened wildlife. forcing animals from their homes.
While most of his neighbors fled South Lake Tahoe as a major wildfire charged closer to town, Tod Johnson stayed put.
The Caldor Fire is picking up steam, raging down Echo Summit and into the Tahoe Basin.
The Caldor Fire grew to more than 186,000 acres as it pushed east and north east towards South Lake Tahoe.
People were told to flee from a long section of the Lake Tahoe shoreline Monday as a huge forest fire threatened to push into the resort region straddling California and Nevada.
A West Stanislaus Fire Protection District firefighter was badly hurt while fighting the Caldor Fire over the weekend.
Firefighters are continuing to protect homes along Highway 50 as the Caldor Fire intensifies and spreads farther east forcing new evacuation warnings in South Lake Tahoe.
Heavy smoke is smoldering the Caldor Fire, and slowing the flames as they inch closer to the town of Strawberry along Highway 50.
It's a sign of the times: heartfelt messages for first responders and those on the front lines all across the fence at the El Dorado County fairgrounds, which is serving as a base camp for the Caldor Fire.
After leading a small army that stayed behind to fight the Caldor Fire flames, Robert Reid was back at it on the bulldozer.
Cal Fire says trying to get a handle on the fire is next to impossible.
Just miles from a Caldor Fire evacuation zone, the owners of D'Agostini Ranch opened their doors to those desperate for shelter. They were helping dozens of evacuees who were unsure what the future holds.
An alleged looter has been arrested during a patrol of the Caldor Fire evacuation area in El Dorado County, authorities say.
The Caldor Fire is still blazing across El Dorado County as vineyards prepare to harvest hundreds of acres. Winemaker Brian Wilhelm cannot believe the blaze is still a threat.
The area of Somerset was smoking with flames off Grizzly Flat Road as airdrops tried to halt the Caldor Fire from coming dangerously close to several wineries.
The Caldor Fire is moving fast through El Dorado County as firefighters continue trying to get ahead of it. Priority number one is protecting homes.
More than a week since the Caldor Fire sparked and tore through El Dorado County, thousands of residents are now homeless and evacuation sites are full.
