Tahoe fire panel meets Monday
Published 12:00 am PDT Sunday, September 9, 2007
The public is invited to the first meeting Monday of the new California-Nevada Tahoe Basin Fire Commission.
The meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. in the Lake Tahoe Community College library board room, 1 College Drive, South Lake Tahoe.
The commission will review each state's laws on fire safety and prevention, the scope of the new commission's work and the role of various fire prevention agencies.
The panel will adopt bylaws, appoint committees and implement its initial actions.
Public comment will be taken at 1:30 p.m. or later.
The governors of Nevada and California established the commission after the Angora fire in June. It consists of 17 voting members who represent each state's stake in managing lands and fire fuels in the Tahoe basin.
It also will study various approaches to reducing the threat of wildfires while protecting the environment. It is to submit a report and recommendations to the two governors by March 21.
-- Barbara Barte Osborn
