8/11/2024 3:30pm - Truckee Fire,
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, USFS TNF, Olympic Valley Fire, North Lake Tahoe Fire, Northstar Fire, North Tahoe Fire, Truckee Police are on scene of a vegetation fire behind the Safeway Shopping Center in Truckee.
Update! Vegetation fire called Butterfield Fire is still holding at 10-12 acres.
Units will be on scene into the evening.
Evacuation order for TRK E112.
Stay clear of areas and watch out for emergency vehicles, aircraft will be overhead.
“Know your Zone” Code Red notifications!
UPDATE 3:57 PM - The TRK-E112 evacuation zone has been split into two zones- east and west due to the fire location being west of this temporary zone line. TRK-E112A remains under EVACUATION ORDER. TRK-E112B evacuation order has been lifted.
The Legacy Trail will remain closed!
TNF is currently conducting a control burn 🔥 in the French Meadows area. Wind is pushing the smoke into the Truckee area. No Threat to Truckee!
This burn will stop at nights and TNF will continue burning for approximately 2 wks as conditions allow.
Happening now:
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Fire crews on scene of an aircraft down near the Olympic Heights subdivision, between the railroad tracks and the Truckee River. Use caution if traveling in the area.
1:40 am this morning, Truckee Fire 🔥called to reported vegetation fire at DPR across from US Bank. Truckee & CalFire crews able to make access to extinguish a 1/4 acre veg fire. No structures threatened and no one was injured, cause under investigation.
Absolutely NO Campfires!
Our thoughts and prayers are with
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Care Flight, their crew members, the patient and the families and friends of all of those involved in last night’s fatal crash.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: All outdoor recreational wood fires (campfires), within the
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Fire District have been banned for the remainder of the fire season. Visit for more info
CAL FIRE, Northstar Fire assisted Truckee Fire District at a structure fire with extension to the wildland in Lahontan. High winds hampered suppression efforts. No additional structures were damaged. All occupants escaped the fire uninjured. Cause of fire is being investigated.
Smoke is visible in
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. TNF is prescribed burning 204 acres that will help protect over 1,400 homes in the area from catastrophic wildfire.
📸: TNF Truckee District Ranger Jonathan Cook-Fisher
Check out this episode of Counting Cars as they show the progress and completion of restoring our beloved 1937 Fire Truck! This piece was showcased on the History Channel and is ready for it’s Truckee reveal. We are so excited to have our Old
#1
back home!
Today on the North Fire: Helicopters dropped water to slow the fire’s spread allowing dozers and hand crews to construct containment line on the fire’s edge. Engines pumped water through hose lays that supported firefighters as they mopped-up and held existing containment lines.
On Thursday, December 1, 2022, shortly before 6:30pm, Truckee Fire crews responded to a residential structure fire in the Pla-Vada neighborhood. Upon arrival, responders found a single family residence fully involved with fire.
Seasonal Grasses are dry, flashy fuels that can ignite and move quickly during a wildfire. Cut grasses, before 10 AM, to no longer than 4”. It is never too late to remove dry and dead vegetation around your home to help decrease ignition sources.
Hear the Hi/Lo, time to GO! Be familiar with the 2-tone siren that will only be used in an emergency to alert residents of the need to evacuate within specific areas. Have a plan and don’t wait, evacuate.
Today the
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Fire CERT team joined forces with the American Red Cross Gold Country Region to visit the residents of the Truckee Donner Senior Apartments to install new smoke detectors and provide emergency preparedness education.
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Flood Watch in effect from Friday morning to Saturday evening due to possible heavy rain or snow at high levels.
The Town of Truckee is providing sand and sandbags for public self-service today (bring your own shovel)
WHERE: 10811 Stockrest Springs Rd, Truckee
All Nevada County residents are advised to register for CodeRED Emergency Alerts in one of the following ways:
• Visit
• Text ReadyNevadaCounty to 99411 and follow the link. • Call 211 or 1-833-DIAL211.
Be prepared and have a plan.
Truckee Fire is requesting proposals from qualified consultants to prepare a unique Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) for approx 125 sq mi around the Fire District.
Information can be found online by going to: Submission Deadline: 9/23/22
Congratulations to the Glenshire Devonshire Residents Association in achieving National recognition as a Firewise Community!
Thanks for helping to prepare and protect our community against the threat of wildfire. Special thanks to Placer County Firewise Coordinator Luana Dowling