Sisolak to speak about Nevada response to Caldor Fire

With flames headed toward South Lake Tahoe and Nevada’s Douglas County facing evacuation warnings, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and different authorities officials volition talk to the media astir the Caldor Fire astatine 11:45 a.m. Tuesday astatine the State Emergency Operations Center.

The property league volition beryllium livestreamed here.

The Nevada Division of Emergency Management said Tuesday greeting that the Douglas County Community & Senior Center and the Carson City Community Center some were astatine capacity. But Fuji Park successful Carson City, the Reno Sparks Convention Center, the Dayton Rodeo Event Center and the Lyon County Fairgrounds successful Yerington besides had opened arsenic evacuation shelters.

State of emergency

Sisolak connected Monday declared a authorities of exigency successful Nevada, citing “the anticipation” that the wildfire successful the Lake Tahoe country successful California would pain crossed the authorities enactment into the Silver State.

“On behalf of the State of Nevada, I would similar to convey each of our brave archetypal responders, section authorities agencies, and nonprofit entities who proceed to spell supra and beyond to assistance our communities during the Caldor Fire,” Sisolak said successful a statement. “We volition proceed to usage each our disposable resources to combat this occurrence and assistance those successful need.”

The National Weather Service warned of unsafe occurrence conditions and winds done Wednesday.

Casinos closing

Some casinos successful the South Lake Tahoe country notified the Gaming Control Board Monday that they person started to unopen down parts of their gaming operations successful effect to the encroaching fire, a spokesperson for the bureau said.

Four large casinos are located successful Stateline: Montbleu Casino Resort, Hard Rock Lake Tahoe, Harrah’s Lake Tahoe and Harvey’s.

“We would presume that this could escalate implicit the coming hours,” said Michael Lawton, a Control Board analyst, successful an email Monday afternoon.

Caesars Entertainment emailed a connection astir its casinos to the Review-Journal.

“While Harrah’s and Harveys Lake Tahoe are not presently nether mandatory evacuation orders, we admit that the concern is rapidly evolving, and we are successful changeless interaction with section officials to guarantee that we are prepared,” according to the statement. “At this time, some properties are operating and actively supporting section exigency services, occurrence crews and displaced Team Members.”

Hard Rock Lake Tahoe besides released a statement. “We are thankful for the galore firefighters and archetypal responders who are moving tirelessly to support our squad members, our homes, family, friends and the earthy resources of the South Shore of Lake Tahoe,” it said. “We proceed to show the concern and are successful adjacent interaction with the local, authorities and national government.”