Community Assessment: South Lake Tahoe Fire Department

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Last Updated: Jan. 24, 2020, 1:02 p.m.

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Structure Hazard Level Distribution by Travel Time

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Effective Response Force Coverage

Community Risk Assessment

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Fire Risk

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Fire Spread Risk

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Death and Injury Risk

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Low: less than 25% of departments have an equal or smaller risk value.

Medium: 25-75% of departments have a smaller risk value.

High: over 75% of departments have an equal or smaller risk value.

Summary

Department Type

Career

NFPA Region

West

FDID

09060

State

Phone

(530) 542-6160

Fax

(530) 541-0634

IAFF

4427

Official Website

Structure Hazard Level Distribution

30,286 total structures protected

Estimations

Number of fires per year

Average since 2010

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Beyond room/floor

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Beyond structure

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Deaths & injuries per year

Average since 2010

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Description

The South Lake Tahoe Fire Department is a career department located in the West NFPA region and headquartered in South Lake Tahoe, CA.

21,403

Protected Population

16.59mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

Annual structure fire counts for the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department based on the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).

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3 Stations

Station Name	Address
South Lake Tahoe Fire Department Station 1	1252 Ski Run Boulevard
South Lake Tahoe Fire Department Station 2	2951 Lake Tahoe Boulevard
South Lake Tahoe Fire Department Station 3	2101 Lake Tahoe Boulevard

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South Lake Tahoe Fire Department

South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150-6424

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Last Updated: Jan. 24, 2020, 1:02 p.m.

Structure Hazard Level Distribution by Travel Time

Effective Response Force Coverage

Community Risk Assessment

Summary

Structure Hazard Level Distribution

Estimations

Description

21,403

Protected Population

16.59mi²

Community Size

Annual Structure Fires

3 Stations

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