As the Caldor Fire threatens the Lake Tahoe area, thousands of people in both California and Nevada are under evacuation orders. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans joined CBSN with the latest from South Lake Tahoe, which is almost empty during what would normally be a busy tourism season. ...
The Caldor Fire began August 14, 2021, almost 30 miles southwest of Sierra-at-Tahoe. Just 15 days later, the once far off orange glow transformed into raging flames as the sky grew dark. On August 29th, exactly one year ago today, our deepest fear became a reality. The Caldor Fire had...
Sacramento News Weather Sports Video Your County 41° Watch CBS News Wednesday marks 3 years since the Caldor Fire ripped through El Dorado CountyGrizzly Flats was hit the hardest, with two-thirds of the community being destroyed.Aug 15, 2024...
"We had very little challenging of the line anyplace on the fire," said Tim Ernst, a Cal Fire operations section chief. Some sections of the perimeter were a concern, but on much of the blaze, the work turned to mopping up, pulling miles of fire hose out of the forest and knocking d...
— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE)August 21, 2021 The 46-mile stretch of Interstate 50 closed Friday remained shut into the weekend as the fire grew,CBS Sacramento reported. "Given the forecast that we have for the weekend with wind gusts 25 to 35 miles per hour, we have no idea what that is...
While bear nuisance calls are not unusual as the animals live in the nearby woods, those calls have been on the rise during the fire. Officials said they have received 15 calls of marauding bears over the last week. While firefighters have been able to halt the fire's advance toward South...
The California resort town of South Lake Tahoe remains under threat of the fast-moving Caldor Fire. Thousands of firefighters are working to protect the popular tourist destination.Sept 1, 2021 embed code copied Live Now CBS News 24/7 CBS News Baltimore CBS News Bay Area CBS News Bos...