Photo of Emerald Bay fire from Bob Sweatt

Photo of fire from Jenny Sweatt

Smoke seen from Alert Wildfire camera at DL Bliss

SLTFR Marine 17 (Ms. Lisa) is working on fire from Lake Tahoe. Photo from Denise Haerr.

2:00PM UPDATE: The Emerald Fire is now 100 percent contained and forward progress was stopped at .25 acres. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

10:00AM UPDATE: The fire at Emerald Bay is holding at .25 acres with a hand line in place around the fire. A helicopter is assisting with the fire along with USFS, and other agencies are wrapping up.

8:24AM UPDATE: The US Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) is reporting the fire is 1/4 acre in size at this time with a slow rate of spread. The South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue boat, the Ms. Lisa - Marine 17, responded with a floating pump. The fire was reported at 7:15 a.m. on State of California land, and a full response Calfire, LTBMU, and other area fire departments are there.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Several firefighters are responding to a fire near the mouth of Emerald Bay.

As of 7:45 a.m. Friday, there is no other information but several campers in the area are reporting many sirens can be heard from first responders.

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