New comprehensive Lake Tahoe region wildfire evacuation plan released
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE – Local leaders and emergency officials have released the new Lake Tahoe Regional Evacuation Plan.
The plan, which was developed in conjunction with 23 agencies across the Tahoe region, was published Wednesday.
Noting that it's a "living document," officials say the plan will be updated from time to time. It will serve as a centralized resource for real-time emergency information, including alert and warning systems, shelter locations, and evacuation routes.
A comprehensive evacuation plan has been top of mind for law enforcement agencies and Tahoe-area residents, in particular after the 2021 Caldor Fire. In a hectic scene that highlighted the limited exit routes of the area, a massive traffic gridlock met people trying to get out of South Lake Tahoe during that wildfire.
Officials say the evacuation plan released Wednesday will be applicable to all parts of the Lake Tahoe basin.
People can submit comments on the plan for the next two months. City of South Lake Tahoe officials will be compiling the comments.
