Tahoe Basin deserves ’state of emergency’ status

The Nevada Appeal
December 20, 2007

While the snow falls lightly over the Tahoe Basin and the heat of summer’s fires are but a memory, it is a good time to brainstorm ideas on how to better protect our pristine environment from the ravages of wildfires.

The California-Nevada Tahoe Basin Fire Commission is doing just that.

At Friday’s commission meeting in South Lake Tahoe, an idea was further discussed which was first hatched this summer by Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; Harry Reid, D-Nev.; and John Ensign, R-Nev. On their way to the Lake Tahoe Forum, the three came up with the idea of declaring a state of emergency because of the basin’s wildfire threat, after viewing the damage from the Angora fire. Continue Reading »