Tamarack Fire Update: Firefighters Turn Back Flames Near Woodfords; Local Residents Question Initial Fire Response

By CBS San Francisco Staff:

MARKLEEVILLE, Alpine County (CBS SF) — As firefighters battled a wall of flames burning through miles of tinder-dry trees and brush in the Sierra near Lake Tahoe early Tuesday, local residents were questioning the initial U.S. Forest Service response to the blaze that began smoldering after a July Fourth weekend lightning strike.

The wind-whipped fire rapidly advanced to the northwest on Monday.

“There was a lot of fire movement and significant growth yesterday to the northeast,” said operations section chief Pat Seekins at his Tuesday morning briefing. “This will continue to be a high priority today.” Read more at CBS

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