South Lake Tahoe, CA…Nov. 17, 2021 – The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) has lifted the Caldor Fire closure order effective Wed., Nov. 17, 2021. LTBMU staff have mitigated immediate hazard trees along roads and trails within the Caldor Fire area, but the public should be aware that many hazards still exist including fire-weakened trees and smoldering pockets of fuel. The LTBMU recommends that anyone accessing the Caldor Fire area exercise caution as hazards will continue to be present over the next 5 to 10 years.

Closure orders on the Eldorado National Forest remain in effect within the Caldor Fire perimeter. For more information about the Eldorado National Forest, visit their website at www.fs.usda.gov/eldorado.

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