PREPARE FOR FIRE SEASON - UPDATED FOR 2022
As fire season rapidly approaches the Lake Tahoe area, it is essential that all homeowners assure their homes and properties meet the requirements for defensible space, home hardening, vegetation management and the use of fire-resistant landscaping.
2023 Alpine Meadows Evacuation Information
The ability of our homes and properties to survive such an event as the Caldor Fire will in part be dependent on the steps that have been taken before fire reaches Alpine Meadows. Have you and your neighbors:
Created defensible space?
Taken the steps to harden your home?
Created fire-resistant landscaping?
Signed up for Placer Alert?
Prepared a “Go Bag” and know what to do to evacuate?
Printed and reviewed your Evacuation Checklist?
Free Green Waste Disposal options
Creating defensible space means reducing pine needles, pinecones, broken branches, and highly flammable plants in your yard. You may dispose of all of this “green waste”:
Memorial Day Weekend: dumpsters will be located in Juniper Mountain and Alpine Meadows Estates. The material must be removed from any bags you use to transport it 7and placed in the bin.
June 18: 7:30 am-2:00pm at either 300 Fairway Dr. in Tahoe City or 305 Olympic Valley Dr. in Olympic Valley. Bring proof of an address in Alpine Meadows.
May 1 – October 31: 8 am – 4 pm, Monday-Saturday, Eastern Regional Landfill at Hwy. 89 and Cabin Creek Rd. will take 6 yards of green waste. Bring proof of an address in Alpine Meadows.
Defensible Space Services From North Tahoe Fire Protection District (ntfire.net)
Defensible Space Inspections: request a fire professional conduct a free assessment of your property to identify what work needs to be done to comply with the defensible requirements.
Chipping: sign-up to have branches, small trees and other vegetation less than 6 inches in diameter chipped. The crew will be in Alpine Meadows 6/29-7/5, 8/3-8/9, 9/7-9/13, 10/12-10/18. You must sign-up the week before.
Discounts for Homeowners Insurance
As a FireWise Community, your insurance company may offer a discount on your homeowner’s insurance. Check out the California Insurance Commissioner’s website to see if your insurance company offers such discounts go to the following web site. Our FireWise Certificate can be found here.
Additional Events
To maintain our FireWise status, we need to hold a number of volunteer and educational opportunities. Come join us!
Community Clean-Up Days – bring sunscreen, water and work gloves and join us:
June 25: 8:30 – 11:30 am, Beaver Dam Trail. Volunteers will haul branches and cut tree material from along Bear Creek to the road for chipping.
July 23: 8:30 – 11:30 am, Snowcrest gate. Volunteers will haul branches and cut tree materials for chipping.
Evacuation Drill with Placer County Sheriff’s Department
July 16 more details will be forthcoming.
Resources
Cal Fire Ready for Wildfire
Evacuation notices will come from Placer County which you can receive via:
Placer Alerts. Watch this video about the Hi-Low siren Placer County Sheriff uses for evacuations.
Placer County Sheriff and North Tahoe Fire Protection District (NTFPD) on Twitter and Facebook.
Nixle Alerts (zip code 96146) to receive notifications from the Olympic Valley Fire Department.
Listen to local radio stations.
Thank you for all you do to make our community safer from wildfire.
If you have questions about fire safety, please contact your representative in the Firesafe Council.
AMEA: John Moise at johncmoise@icloud.com
JMA: Dawn Grass at tahoedrg@icloud.com
BCA: Jesse Shirley at alpinedefensiblespace@gmail.com