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Working his way up a hillside, a Forest Service firefighter sprays the edge of a wildland fire with foam near Fallen Leaf lake on Thursday afternoon.
UPDATED: 5:14 p.m.: The fire that started in the Fallen Leaf and Lake Tahoe areas near Angora Ridge this afternoon has been contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
The fire was called into emergency dispatch at around 2 p.m. South Lake Tahoe Fire Department, the Forest Service and Lake Valley Fire Protection District responded.
No structures burned.
At about 2:30 p.m., the Leaf fire was reported to be roughly 1 to 1-1/2 acres and holding, and identified as being on land managed by the California Tahoe Conservancy, said Rex Norman, spokesman for the Forest Service.
The incident commander at the scene reported to dispatch the blaze was around 3 acres.
The area was described as being near to, but just outside the area of the 2007 Angora fire. The area was also described as having had hand treatments as part of a fuels reduction project, and this may have contributed to the lower rate of fire spread being reported, Norman said.
By 3 p.m., the incident commander at the fire began releasing units and declared the it contained soon after, Norman said.
The crews are mopping up the incident. The cause of the fire is being investigated. Smoke had been reported in the area after pile burns were done in the area about three weeks ago, he added.
“Occassional smoke was seen because of pile burns and the area was being patrolled,” Norman said. “Until an investigation is completed they (fire officials) won’t declare an actual cause of it.”
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UPDATED: 3:16 p.m.: The U.S. Forest Service and firefighters on the scene report the fire burning near Fallen Leaf and Lake Tahoe this afternoon near Angora Ridge has grown to about 3 acres but that the spread of it appears to be slowing.
The fire is at the base of Angora Ridge Road on California Tahoe Conservancy land and is considered an active fire but with low to moderate rate of speed, said Rex Norman, spokesman for the Forest Service.
There are homes in the area. It is windy and crews are watching the rate of spread, Norman added.
Seven units have responded to the scene, however three that were asked to help have been called back, Norman said.
"That's always a good sign," he said.
The cause of the fire is unknown, however Norman reports that there may have been some slash pile burns done on the property by other agencies.
"We are trying to nail it down," Norman said.
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UPDATED: 2:38 p.m.: Fire crews are responding this afternoon to a quarter-acre fire burning near Fallen Leaf Lake on the east side, the Angora Ridge side.
South Lake Tahoe Fire Department has asked for help from the Lake Valley Fire Protection District and the U.S. Forest Service.
The call came in at about 2 this afternoon. Fire crews are accessing the fire from Angora Ridge Road.
The fire is in an area of burn piles and is spreading from pile to pile. U.S. Forest Service firefighters on are on the scene, as well as Tahoe Daily Tribune photographer Jim Grant.
According to Grant, structures do not appear to be threatened at this time.
The blaze is traveling at a low rate of spread, but there has been some torching of trees, said Forest Service Spokesman Rex Norman.
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The fire was called into emergency dispatch at around 2 p.m. South Lake Tahoe Fire Department, the Forest Service and Lake Valley Fire Protection District responded.
No structures burned.
At about 2:30 p.m., the Leaf fire was reported to be roughly 1 to 1-1/2 acres and holding, and identified as being on land managed by the California Tahoe Conservancy, said Rex Norman, spokesman for the Forest Service.
The incident commander at the scene reported to dispatch the blaze was around 3 acres.
The area was described as being near to, but just outside the area of the 2007 Angora fire. The area was also described as having had hand treatments as part of a fuels reduction project, and this may have contributed to the lower rate of fire spread being reported, Norman said.
By 3 p.m., the incident commander at the fire began releasing units and declared the it contained soon after, Norman said.
The crews are mopping up the incident. The cause of the fire is being investigated. Smoke had been reported in the area after pile burns were done in the area about three weeks ago, he added.
“Occassional smoke was seen because of pile burns and the area was being patrolled,” Norman said. “Until an investigation is completed they (fire officials) won’t declare an actual cause of it.”
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UPDATED: 3:16 p.m.: The U.S. Forest Service and firefighters on the scene report the fire burning near Fallen Leaf and Lake Tahoe this afternoon near Angora Ridge has grown to about 3 acres but that the spread of it appears to be slowing.
The fire is at the base of Angora Ridge Road on California Tahoe Conservancy land and is considered an active fire but with low to moderate rate of speed, said Rex Norman, spokesman for the Forest Service.
There are homes in the area. It is windy and crews are watching the rate of spread, Norman added.
Seven units have responded to the scene, however three that were asked to help have been called back, Norman said.
"That's always a good sign," he said.
The cause of the fire is unknown, however Norman reports that there may have been some slash pile burns done on the property by other agencies.
"We are trying to nail it down," Norman said.
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UPDATED: 2:38 p.m.: Fire crews are responding this afternoon to a quarter-acre fire burning near Fallen Leaf Lake on the east side, the Angora Ridge side.
South Lake Tahoe Fire Department has asked for help from the Lake Valley Fire Protection District and the U.S. Forest Service.
The call came in at about 2 this afternoon. Fire crews are accessing the fire from Angora Ridge Road.
The fire is in an area of burn piles and is spreading from pile to pile. U.S. Forest Service firefighters on are on the scene, as well as Tahoe Daily Tribune photographer Jim Grant.
According to Grant, structures do not appear to be threatened at this time.
The blaze is traveling at a low rate of spread, but there has been some torching of trees, said Forest Service Spokesman Rex Norman.
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