South Lake Tahoe to Host Wildfire Safety Expo on May 13
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA, May 2, 2023 – South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue will host the 6th annual Wildfire Safety Expo on Saturday, May 13 from 11am-3pm at South Tahoe Middle School at 2940 Lake Tahoe Blvd. The Wildfire Safety Expo is a free, community event to provide information on how to be fire-safe during this upcoming wildfire season. Each year, wildfire behavior progressively becomes more ferocious. Living in a mountain town means we need to be extra vigilant with our preparedness.
Local agencies will be available to hand out preparedness information materials and other cool free giveaways. In addition, Smokey Bear will be there to greet attendees and a static display of our fire apparatus will be staged. Food trucks will be on-site with food and drinks for sale, including Sombrero’s Taco Truck and Get Rad Pizza Truck.
Participating Entities:
Cal Fire
California Conservation Corps
California Highway Patrol
El Dorado County Animal Services
El Dorado County Sheriff and Search and Rescue
Firewise USA® Certified neighborhood leaders
Lake Valley Fire District
Liberty Utilities
Master Gardeners
Several home hardening vendors
South Lake Tahoe Police Dept
South Tahoe Public Utilities District
South Tahoe Refuse
Southwest Gas
Tahoe Douglas Fire District
Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team
Tahoe Paws / CART volunteers
Tahoe Resource Conservation District
United States Forest Service
Zephyr Chipping Crew
And more!
Come learn what you can do to be more prepared and how to make your home more fire safe. We look forward to seeing our community there!
Alternate Contact: Fire Marshal, Kim George, (530) 542-6037, kgeorge@cityofslt.us
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City of South Lake Tahoe
The City of South Lake Tahoe is a general law city in El Dorado County, CA, that was founded on November 30, 1965. Located 190 miles northeast of San Francisco, CA and 60 miles southwest of Reno, NV in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, South Lake Tahoe boasts one of the most unique settings in the world, at the edge of an alpine lake of great natural beauty and environmental value. The city limits encompass an area of approximately 16 square miles with an average elevation of more than 6,200 feet above sea level and a population of 22,525.