RENO, Nev., Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Late yesterday in U.S.

Last summer's Angora Fire did much more than cause $140 million in property damage, including the destruction of 254 South Lake Tahoe homes.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in Placer and El Dorado counties, ahead of what may be a hazardous fire season.

By Chris Bowman, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Mar. 22--SOUTH LAKE TAHOE -- With snowbanks within eyeshot, a bistate commission voted unanimously Friday to ask the governors and President Bush to declare a state of fire emergency at Lake Tahoe.

By Don Thompson SOUTH LAKE TAHOE -- A special panel created after last summer's Lake Tahoe wildfire warned Friday that another catastrophic blaze is imminent and wants a disaster declaration to hasten fire-protection efforts.