Story by Andrew Avitt September 03, 2025 at 12:25PM On Aug. 30, when the Caldor Fire arrived in South Lake Tahoe, one subtle yet critically important factor helped firefighters defend homes and businesses – fuel treatments a decade in the making. Throughout the preceding decade, the Forest Service along with state and local land managers had been conducting forest management projects in the surrounding forests and, in doing so, had prepared for the oncoming Caldor Fire.
