The U.S. Forest Service made the following announcement regarding prescribed burning near Fallen Leaf Lake Thursday:
Attention Lake Tahoe Basin residents and visitors!
Prescribed understory burning is underway on the west side of Fallen Leaf Lake today, Oct. 8, 2026.
The Fallen Leaf CSD Fire Department is burning approximately 1.3 acres today in coordination with the El Dorado-Amador Rx Burn Association. Prescribed fires help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.
View the Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team Prescribed Fire Map and visit Tahoe Living With Fire for more information.
Photo courtesy of ALERTWildfire.
