Author: Dana Tibbitts

Dana Tibbitts began her career as a writer and media relations professional at UCLA and continued to work in higher education, media and the arts for much of the next 30 years. She has authored several books, including the highly acclaimed biography, Harnessing the Sky: Frederick “Trap” Trapnell, the U.S. Navy’s Aviation Pioneer, published by the Naval Institute Press. Dana and her husband have lived in Lake Tahoe for 13 years.

Study: Lake Tahoe Wildfire Evacuation Times May Exceed 14 Hours

Yesterday, a first-ever independent Tahoe Basin Wildfire Evacuation Analysis (see below), combining artificial intelligence (AI) and real-life Sierra Nevada wildfire experience, reveals Tahoe workers, residents, and visitors to California and Nevada’s iconic Lake Tahoe could face dangerously long, potentially life-threatening wildfire evacuations. The release of the Placer and Washoe Tahoe...
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Burn Back Better? USFS Chief’s Letter of Intent Provokes Revolt in the Firefighting Community

“The Forest Service has no authority to let fires burn millions of acres—misappropriating tax dollars and recklessly destroying our natural resources…It’s an inverse condemnation of private property and wanton destruction of public resources, pure and simple,” Chief forester Frank Carroll The United States Forest Service (USFS) just gave firefighters license...
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