I was RV camping overlooking Monterey Bay between Capitola and Rio Del Mar from Sun - Tues with limited Internet and TV when Caldor Fire broke through lines and got to Echo Summit Sun PM which meant Christmas Valley was going to get hit with flaming embers dropping off 1000'+ high ridge. So far it sounds many cabins and lodges between Hwy 50 and Echo Lakes were saved unlike community of Phillips located at turnoff to Sierra-at-Tahoe where
https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/ ... -by-caldor
Once fire was in Tahoe Basin, if it was not controlled, fire could have burned more than 10,000 homes and cabins from Camp Richardson to Stateline where my family's cabin is located 3 blocks E of Pioneer Trail about a mile from Stateline casinos. But AFAIK the fire has been kept away from all residences in Christmas Valley, Meyers and South Lake Tahoe. Our cabin is in a heavily forested area including a 6' diameter pine tree within a couple of feet of it. But besides the big fire lines protecting all of SLT, the block behind us was cleared of homes when a freeway was proposed long ago so that would give firefighters another place to make a stand. I don't want to jinx us, but at this time it looks like fire will spare our cabin.
A friend lost his cabin in the Twin Bridges area between Strawberry and Sierra. Another friend who lives in Meyers thought he had time to take his car and boat to a safer place and return for his truck loaded with what he wanted to save from fire. Sheriffs made him get into running car and leave his truck behind. Other friends have places in more danger including one within a mile of the fire way up hill behind Sierra House school, and another on 2nd road off main road into Kirkwood where fire has been kept from entering valley although it continues to try to get over ridge. Some good sources of info are posts in Unofficial Kirkwood Community on Facebook and the-lookout.org
We had planned to go to cabin on Wednesday as we had tickets to outdoor concert this weekend at Harvey's. But we were not going if AQI was in the 200s as we had already experienced a couple of days of that in Sierra foothills in early August from Dixie and River fires. On Sun. evening I received email telling me to download app so I could show tickets to get into concert. On Mon PM, I received email informing me if was canceled (as expected and as others earlier in week had been). The only thing I was able to do was to call neighbor, who owns business near the Y and more vehicles than he could easily evacuate and was very tired, and have him turn off gas at meter.
Screen captures are Air Quality in South Lake Tahoe last Thurs eve and Pollock Pines Fri AM from PurpleAir.com last week.