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Photos: Crews Battle Caldor Fire In Christmas Valley

  •  Andrew Nixon 
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 | Sacramento, CA

Monday night, the Caldor Fire crossed Echo Summit into Christmas Valley, where crews fought to keep the flames back from homes in the area.

The fire first broke out on Aug. 14 near Pollock Pines in El Dorado County and has made several extreme runs, growing to nearly 200,000 acres and pushing evacuations into the Lake Tahoe Basin Monday. Officials have said repeatedly that crews are seeing conditions in the Caldor Fire that they’ve never seen before.

More than 53,000 people are under evacuation orders in El Dorado County as of Monday. Here’s a look at what it was like with crews on the ground in Christmas Valley Monday.

Firefighters protect homes in Christmas Valley from the Caldor Fire Monday, Aug. 30, 2021.Andrew Nixon / CapRadio
The Caldor Fire works its way in from the eastern side of Christmas Valley, Monday, Aug, 30, 2021.Andrew Nixon / CapRadio
Firefighters protect homes in Christmas Valley from the Caldor Fire Monday, Aug. 30, 2021.Andrew Nixon / CapRadio
The Caldor Fire works its way in from the eastern side of Christmas Valley, Monday, Aug, 30, 2021.Andrew Nixon / CapRadio
Firefighters protect homes in Christmas Valley from the Caldor Fire Monday, Aug. 30, 2021.Andrew Nixon / CapRadio
Firefighters protect homes in Christmas Valley from the Caldor Fire Monday, Aug. 30, 2021.Andrew Nixon / CapRadio
Firefighters protect homes in Christmas Valley from the Caldor Fire Monday, Aug. 30, 2021.Andrew Nixon / CapRadio
Firefighters protect homes in Christmas Valley from the Caldor Fire Monday, Aug. 30, 2021.Andrew Nixon / CapRadio
The Caldor Fire threatens homes in the Christmas Valley on Monday Aug. 30, 2021.Andrew Nixon / CapRadio
Firefighters protect homes in Christmas Valley from the Caldor Fire Monday, Aug. 30, 2021.Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

 

Fire crews fight the Caldor Fire just south of Meyers, Calif. on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.Andrew Nixon / CapRadio
Fire crews fight the Caldor Fire just south of Meyers, Calif. on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.Andrew Nixon / CapRadio
Fire crews fight the Caldor Fire just south of Meyers, Calif. on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.Andrew Nixon / CapRadio
Fire crews fight the Caldor Fire just south of Meyers, Calif. on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.Andrew Nixon / CapRadio
The Caldor Fire burns just south of Meyers, Calif. on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.Andrew Nixon / CapRadio

 


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