Several homes appear to be evacuated in the area. A firefighter is dwarfed by an aerial drop at the the Chaparral Fire in Murrieta which still blazes, Sunday, August 29, 2021.The main buildings at the ski slope’s base survived as the main fire front passed. 29, 2021, in Eldorado National Forest, Calif. Seen in a long camera exposure, the Caldor Fire burns at the Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort on Sunday, Aug.Seen in a long camera exposure, chimneys stand at residences leveled by the Caldor Fire along Highway 50 on Sunday, Aug.30, 2021, in Eldorado National Forest, Calif. Seen in a long camera exposure, the Caldor Fire burns at Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort on Monday, Aug.Seen in a long camera exposure, the Caldor Fire burns on Sunday, Aug.
Thousands of people rushed to leave South Lake Tahoe as the entire resort city came under evacuation orders and wildfire raced toward Lake Tahoe, a large freshwater lake straddling California and Nevada.Įvacuation warnings issued for the city of 22,000 on Sunday turned into orders Monday. “On behalf of the State of Nevada, I would like to thank all of our brave first responders, local government agencies, and nonprofit entities who continue to go above and beyond to assist our communities during the Caldor Fire,” Sisolak said. “We will continue to use all our available resources to fight this fire and assist those in need.” Steve Sisolak declared a state of emergency Monday as the Caldor Fire pushed nearer to Lake Tahoe, forcing the evacuation of South Lake Tahoe. That compares to 37,569 fires and 2,747,015 acres for the same period in 2020, and 30,734 fires and 3,767,941 acres in 2019.SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. There were 40,495 fires affecting 4,399,923 acres recorded from January 1 to August 19, 2021, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. and the second largest in California's history.Īcross the United States, more acres have burned in 2021 compared to this point in both 20. This message was echoed by California Governor Gavin Newsom earlier in August during a visit to the mountain town of Greenville, which saw several homes burned to the ground by the Dixie Fire, the largest blaze currently burning across the U.S.
Officials have stressed that the devastating effects of the wildfires in the past few years have been exacerbated by the effects of climate change, which is likely to worsen in the future. across 13 states after a heatwave and drought in early July caused blazes to break out across the West Coast, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. and about 30 square miles smaller than Detroit in Michigan.Īt least 104 large wildfires that have destroyed more than 2.5 million acres are currently burning in the U.S. Becomes Second of SeasonĪfter growing to more than 107 square miles, the Caldor Fire is now around 40 square miles bigger than Washington, D.C. Read more Hurricane Grace Officially Forms.