Caldor Fire - Wikipedia
The Caldor Fire was the third-largest and second-most-destructive of the 2021 season in California, and is the seventeenth-largest and sixteenth-most destructive in recorded California history. The U.S. Forest Service determined that the fire was caused by a bullet.
Caldor Fire | CAL FIRE
Aug 14, 2021 · As of 7:00 a.m., September 17, 2021, command of the Caldor Fire has been transitioned to a single Incident Management Team - California Interagency Incident Management Team 12, Michael Nobles as Incident Commander.
Caldor Fire Recovery - US Forest Service
The Caldor Fire is the largest fire in Eldorado National Forest history and the 2nd fire in California (after the Dixie Fire) to cross over the Sierra Nevada crest and burn into the Lake Tahoe Basin. Disaster Area Declaration : On Sunday September 12th, 2021 President Biden declared the Caldor Fire as A Federal Disaster area.
What happens after a wildfire is put out? A Caldor Fire example
5 days ago · As the Caldor Fire approached the Tahoe Basin on Aug. 30, 2021, a fire control line was created across a shallow stream near Mewuk Drive. Photo courtesy of Cal Fire The repaired crossing as it looked in June 2023.
1 year after Caldor Fire: What led up to the destructive blaze
Aug 13, 2022 · One year after the vicious and fast-moving Caldor Fire tore through parts of the Sierra and leveled the community of Grizzly Flats, California's 15th largest fire remains in the memories...
A Year After the Caldor Fire | Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Aug 18, 2022 · One year ago, the world watched as the Caldor Fire ignited in the Sierra Nevada foothills and burned up and over the rocky crest of the mountains to the southern shores of Lake Tahoe—impacting communities and landscapes along its path.
Here’s Where the Caldor Fire Has Burned – NBC Bay Area
Sep 1, 2021 · Use these maps to see where the massive and destructive Caldor Fire has burned in California and close to Nevada.
Caldor Fire: Defending Lake Tahoe Basin | US Forest Service
Oct 28, 2021 · On Aug. 30, when the Caldor Fire arrived in South Lake Tahoe, one subtle yet critically important factor helped firefighters defend homes and businesses – fuel treatments a decade in the making.
Caldor Fire maps: Where it started, how it spread - The Mercury News
Dec 9, 2021 · The Caldor Fire, the third-biggest wildfire of California’s 2021 season, is believed to have been started by a father and son, according to the El Dorado County district attorney’s office.
Post-fire sediment yield from a western Sierra Nevada watershed …
Jan 7, 2025 · We measured sediment yield from a forested, heavily managed 25.4-km 2 watershed in the western Sierra Nevada, California, over 2 years following the 2021 Caldor Fire, by repeat mapping of a reservoir where sediment accumulated from terrain with moderate to high soil burn severity.