http://inciweb.org/forest/1511/Latest articles for Burnside Wildland FireFri, 09 Jan 2009 15:25:46 -06:00en-ushttp://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1511/8095/http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1511/8095/Hope Valley fire up to 90 acresCrews are fighting a 90-acre wildfire that broke out this afternoon in Alpine County south of Lake Tahoe.Mark Struble, public information officer for the Sierra Front Interagency Fire Dispatch Center in Minden, said the blaze started about 4 p.m. and is making runs in heavy timber and is threatening Sorensen's Resort.The Burnside Fire started near to the Burnside Mine near the intersection of California highways 88 and 89 in Hope Valley west of Woodfords, Calif. Two air tankers, one helicopter, 15 engines and 100 fire fighters are battling the blaze.An evacuation center has been opened at Diamond Valley School, about 5 miles from Sorensen's.John Brissenden, owner of Sorensen's Resort, said about 100 people at the resort for a wedding were evacuated."It's the first time in Sorensen's history that we've been evacuated," Brissenden said. "We're pretty well protected by the aspen groves we're nestled in and...Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:27:00 -06:00