Tahoe Mountain News -- Angora facts

This are the unedited facts published in the July issue of the Tahoe Mountain News:


A dollar figure for the personal loss sustained when the 254 houses went up in flames will take same time to determine. Just the loss of structures is more than $160 million. Vehicles and contents of the homes will push the figure higher.
Here are some facts about the Angora Fire:
• Illegal campfire started the blaze about 150 yards from Seneca Pond in the North Upper Truckee Road area
• No suspects as of press time
• Culprits could have to pay for fire suppression costs
• 254 houses destroyed
• No commercial structures lost
• A few dozen out buildings, like garages and shed were destroyed
• 275 people spent the night at the city recreation center on June 26; another 100 were known to be in hotels
• 3,100 acres burned – 2,736 acres were National Forest Lands, another 216 acres accounted for the 148 Forest Service urban lots, California Tahoe Conservancy had 175 lots burn, the equivalent of 100 acres
• 4.7 square miles
• Started June 24, 2:10 p.m.
• Fully contained, July 2
• Fully controlled, expected by July 14
• Peak personnel: 2,174 people, 51 hand crews, 164 engines, 21 helicopters, 15 water tenders, 4 dozers
• Important numbers: Tip hotline for anyone who has information about the illegal campfire -- 800-468-4408; evacuation and road information, (530) 573-7966; evacuation center at city recreation center, (530) 543-6056; information about specific residences, (530) 541-4660, ext. 336
• Mountain News reporter Kathryn Reed has a blog at http://laketahoenews.blogspot.com/
• Map of the burned area: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/shownh.php3?img_id=14323
• Red Cross information: http://www.sacsierraredcross.org/page.aspx?id=804
• Wildlife rescue information: http://www.ltwc.org/
• Relief agency info available at Lake Tahoe Community College at least through July 12 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday
• For relief info: www.edso.org
• South Lake Tahoe lost two SUVs – one fire, one police on the first day
• Worst injury was broken hand to a firefighter from a boulder
• Fallen Leaf Lake, Baron Lake and Lake Tahoe were used for bucket drops
• The juvenal detention facility was evacuated, with the youth transferred to Placerville for a few days
-- Compiled by Kathryn Reed