Tod Johnson stands in front of his house in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, a day after the city was ordered to evacuate because of the fast-growing Caldor Fire. He spray-painted his house, which is not insured, hoping that firefighters would help save it if the fire reaches his neighborhood.
After seeing gusty winds in the forecast as the fire moved closer to his Lake Tahoe community, Johnson said he planned to leave Tuesday afternoon to join his girlfriend in Reno, once he had packed up a few precious items to take with him. The Caldor Fire, which has burned nearly 300 square miles since breaking out Aug. 14 in California, has been moving closer to Nevada’s casino-dotted side of Lake Tahoe, prompting mandatory evacuations in small communities and on Monday, the city of South Lake Tahoe.
Some locals stayed because they felt they had nowhere else to go, even though officials opened emergency shelters on both sides of the California-Nevada state line. The mandatory orders are typically enforced by local sheriff’s offices, though it’s unclear how often officials enforce the orders with threats of arrest.
Wonder if he couldn't get insured or just didn't want to pay the amount for it. Either way hope he is ok after the fire. I hope no firefighter is lost trying to save anyone that didn't leave.
Is that Fred Durst?
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