An Unsung Pit Crew of California’s Wildfires: Hotel Workers Left Behind

As ash falls from the Caldor fire, skeleton staff stay to feed and refuel thousands of firefighters battling the blaze.

An Unsung Pit Crew of California’s Wildfires: Hotel Workers Left Behind

As ash falls from the Caldor fire, skeleton staff stay to feed and refuel thousands of firefighters battling the blaze.

One Night on the Fire Lines at Lake Tahoe

Well after dark, our reporter and photographer followed the Caldor fire as it engulfed trees with a crackling sound that crescendoed into a roar.

To Save Lake Tahoe, They Spared No Expense. The Fire Came Over the Ridge Anyway.

Experts believe that the challenge is a cautionary tale for future megafires in the West and lays bare a certain futility in trying to fully control the most aggressive wildfires.

Evacuations Ordered Near Lake Tahoe as the Caldor Fire Chokes Region

The fire had spread to more than 186,000 acres and was 15 percent contained, according to Cal Fire.

Lake Tahoe Suffocates With Smoke

Smoke from the Caldor fire is overwhelming one of California’s most iconic regions — and confounding thousands of newcomers who fled there in recent months to escape the coronavirus.

Small Earthquakes Rattle Lake Tahoe Area

Damage was minimal, but seismologists are concerned that a recent series of quakes could trigger a big one, spawning a 30-foot tsunami in the lake.