Caldor fire spokesman Ryan Lubben said Wednesday that staying “direct on the fire” remained firefighters’ top priority, ... Sept. 1, 2021.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Aug. 30: Thick haze hangs over Highway 50 from the Caldor Fire, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, with air quality index readings of over 600.

The Caldor fire is closing in on the Lake Tahoe Basin and ... Thousands rushed to leave South Lake Tahoe as the resort city came under an evacuation order due to the Caldor fire. Sept. 2, 2021.

The Caldor fire is "knocking on the door" near Lake Tahoe and has become the nation's No. 1 priority for firefighting resources, officials say.

The Caldor Fire was closing in on the 200,000-acre mark Tuesday night, according to Cal Fire. In an incident update, Cal Fire said the wildfire now covers 199,632 acres and is 18 percent contained.

As the Caldor Fire encroached on Lake Tahoe, a team of researchers from the University of Nevada, Reno began collecting samples of ash falling from the sky. Professor of Biology Sudeep Chandra is ...

Firefighters in California made significant progress against the Caldor Fire over the weekend, allowing for some evacuation orders in the Lake Tahoe region to be downgraded. But as residents there ...

The Caldor Fire started on August 14, 2021. Over the last 17 days, it has burned 204,390 acres and is only 20 percent contained. As it encroaches on the Lake Tahoe basin, ...

The Caldor fire is now the second-largest fire actively burning in California, ... 2021. Share full article. Leading edge. of fire: Aug. 30. Burned areas. Residential area. Fallen Leaf Lake.

Traffic backs up on Highway 50 as people evacuate ahead of the Caldor Fire on Aug. 30, 2021, in South Lake Tahoe, California. The fire continues to advance toward South Lake Tahoe and a red flag ...

September 1, 2021 More than 3 years ago. Fire crews monitor the Caldor Fire with a hose line near structures off Pawnee Road. (Stuart Palley for The Washington Post) ...