Showing posts with label Emergency Dispatchers Led To Lake Tahoe Fire Spread. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emergency Dispatchers Led To Lake Tahoe Fire Spread. Show all posts

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Emergency Dispatchers Led To Lake Tahoe Fire Spread

Incredibly- at least 2 callers had reported the fire to 9-1-1 dispatchers in the area- but the dispatchers blew off the callers by telling them the smoke was from an unrelated "controlled burn."

The fire eventually burned 3100 acres- 264 homes and cost more than $12-million to extinguish.
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Tornado Strikes Monroe LA With Confirmed Injuries

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