Editing South Lake Tahoe, California (section)

==Angora Fire==
{{Main|Angora Fire}}
[[Image:5.18pm, view Angora Ridge Forest Fire from Highway 89, South Lake Tahoe.jpg|left|thumb|View of the Angora Fire from nearby|210x210px]]
[[Image:4.42pm Angora Ridge Forest Fire South Lake Tahoe.jpg|thumb|Flames approach at 4:42pm on June 24, 2007.|448x448px]]

On June 24, 2007, a [[wildfire]] broke out at the Seneca Pond recreation area near [[Meyers, California|Meyers]], three miles south of South Lake Tahoe.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.590klbj.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=1165263 | title=News Radio 590 KLBJ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707065130/http://www.590klbj.com/News/Article.aspx?ID=1165263 | archive-date=July 7, 2011}}{{Better source needed | date=December 2024}}</ref>  The Angora Fire, so named for its proximity to Angora Ridge, stands as the worst forest fire in recorded Lake Tahoe history.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://tahoehomes.wordpress.com/2007/06/25/lake-tahoe-forest-fire-angora-fire/| title=Lake Tahoe Fire-Angora Fire| access-date=June 29, 2007 | publisher=Blog at WordPress.com.| date=June 25, 2007}}</ref>

The fire spread throughout the Angora region rapidly, destroying dozens of homes and large tracts of forest. Highway closures followed by evacuations put the residents in the direct line of the fire. Hotels in the area responded by opening their doors to the hundreds of evacuees who needed shelter.

On June 25, 2007, a state of emergency was announced by Lt. Gov. [[John Garamendi]] acting on behalf of the absent Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], who was traveling in [[Europe]]. There were no deaths, but over {{Convert|3,000|acre|km2}} were burned, while more than 275 structures, including 254 homes and 26 other buildings, were damaged or destroyed.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/28/BAG6AQNJD94.DTL | title=South Lake Tahoe fire now 70 percent contained | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805004256/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/28/BAG6AQNJD94.DTL |archive-date=August 5, 2011 | url-status=live| date=2007-06-28 | author1=Meredith May | author2=Demian Bulwa | author3=Marisa Lagos }}</ref> On June 27, 2007, Schwarznegger toured the area after he returned to California.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gov. Schwarzenegger Commits California to Comprehensive Review of Lake Tahoe Area Land Management|url=http://gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=6879|access-date=June 19, 2013|archive-date=October 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005202530/https://www.gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=6879|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Full containment of the fire was announced on July 2.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lagos|first=Marisa|title=South Lake Tahoe fire fully contained|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/South-Lake-Tahoe-fire-fully-contained-2554087.php|access-date=June 19, 2013|work=The San Francisco Chronicle|date=July 2, 2007}}</ref>