Officials credited aggressive firefighting, improved weather conditions and past efforts to prepare for wildfire with saving the resort town.
, the forest there was infilled with smaller trees and understory vegetation that increased drought stress on larger trees, according to the Forest Service. These so-called ladder fuels can also carry fire up into the canopy, helping it burn hotter and spread more quickly.
“The reason it’s kind of fingering out is you’ll see where some of that forest mitigation has happened,” he said. , said it has performed 65,000 acres of fuel reduction work in the Tahoe Basin over the past 13 years. The group also helps neighborhoods prepare for fire.
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