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Bear Fire, Tahoe National Forest

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Unit Information

Tahoe National Forest 
631 Coyote Street 
Nevada City, 
California 
95959 
Tahoe National Forest 
631 Coyote Street 
Nevada City, 
California 
95959 

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Firefighters heading down the fireline on the Bear Fire
firefighters walking down a fireline on the Bear Fire
firefighters walking down a fireline on the Bear Fire
Firefighters heading down the fireline on the Bear Fire
Excavator working in Division Y
excavator removing fuel from fire break
excavator removing fuel from fire break
Excavator working in Division Y
Fire crews on the Bear Fire
two fire crew members look over a valley that has burned areas
two fire crew members look over a valley that has burned areas
Fire crews on the Bear Fire

Two fire crew members survey an area burned in the Bear Fire. 

Bear Fire September 6
Photo looking down into a valley with burned trees and ground.
Photo looking down into a valley with burned trees and ground.
Bear Fire September 6

Photo looking down to Bear Valley Road from East Windmill on 09/06/2024

Bear Fire - September 6, 2024
Photo of forest with a structure that is wrapped for a fire. There is a firefighter with a hose spraying the structure.
Photo of forest with a structure that is wrapped for a fire. There is a firefighter with a hose spraying the structure.
Bear Fire - September 6, 2024

Photograph structure protection for Lewis Mill Fire Station historical building (sprinklers and structure wrap) Picture taken by Tahoe firefighter.

Bear Fire - September 3, 2024
Mountain Range with smoke in the background
Mountain Range with smoke in the background
Bear Fire - September 3, 2024

Smoke from the Bear Fire visible on 70 and 395 when the inverson lifted. 

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A orange and red glow above flames on a ridge with a night sky in the background.
A orange and red glow above flames on a ridge with a night sky in the background.
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Bear Fire, Sept. 2, 2024. 

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