Evacuating the Tahoe basin in summer could take 14 hours, and 99% of properties are at risk — yet new resorts are being built in high-danger fire areas.

U.S. News Insider Tip: If you're visiting in spring, after snow has melted, there are some meadow areas around Fallen Leaf Lake that produce stunning wildflowers. Timing of the flowers changes ...

California officials, however, set the wildfire hazard potential as “high” and “very high.” First: A house sits in the forest at Fallen Leaf Lake. Last: A sign near Fallen Leaf warns of ...

California officials ... Gazing out his office window at Fallen Leaf Lake — a small water body southwest of Lake Tahoe — glittering in the late afternoon light, Gerren, the fire chief ...

Fallen Leaf Lake Fire Chief Gary Gerren worries ... In other words, they see Lake Tahoe — California’s beloved playground — as a potential calamity. A guide to Tahoe basin homeowners pulls ...

California officials, however, set the wildfire hazard potential as “high” and “very high.” First: A house sits in the forest at Fallen Leaf Lake. Last: A sign near Fallen Leaf warns of ...