Posted on 09/02/2021 2:08:26 AM PDT by nickcarraway
In the days leading up to mandatory evacuations in South Lake Tahoe, the owners of Frescana Mexican Bistro in Meyers were busy fixing hundreds of burritos for donations to emergency responders battling the raging Caldor Fire.
Owners Tim and Kristi Cain quietly began offering fire crews, the El Dorado Sheriff’s Office and other local agencies meals that included burritos, sandwiches and coffee late last week as a small token to their community. ABC10 first reported news of their contribution. They worked against the clock until they were forced to halt all operations at the bistro, and their other business Freel Perk Cafe, for evacuations Monday.
Advertisement “We got the notification that our utilities would be turned off and we evacuated Monday afternoon,” Kristi Cain said.
The Cains were prepared for the possibility of hasty departure, especially as they live in a forested area, but leaving wasn’t as simple.
“We wanted to stay and support everyone,” Tim Cain said. “They still need food and stuff like that. Those were the concern when we left and our son being up there makes it a little bit harder to leave.”
Mason Cain, Tim and Kristi’s son, has spent the past 14 days fighting the Caldor Fire with the Zephyr Fire Crew, a division within the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District. Tim shared that the Caldor Fire is also his son’s first fire assignment.
Frescana Mexican Bistro was one of several businesses and organizations in and around the Lake Tahoe region ready to help emergency responders amid the wildfire. Among them is FISH, a Nevada based nonprofit that is currently offering lunch and dinner in Carson City, Nevada, to anyone affected by the Caldor Fire. Cold Water Brewery in South Lake Tahoe was another.
Brewery owner Debbie Brown told SFGATE via email that offering food donations to fire crews working tirelessly to protect the community was one way she felt that she could support her town.
“Unfortunately, when we went from warning to mandatory evacuation, we no longer could continue to feed the EOS of South Lake and had to pack up and leave,” Brown said. “Cold Water Brewery was built on the love of her community, so we always make sure we give back. I’m waiting in the distance to be able to go back and see what we can do to help, but for now we must sit on the sidelines, pray, and wait for the opportunity to serve our community again.”
On Wednesday morning, the Caldor Fire grew to 204,390 acres and containment was 20%, Cal Fire said.
South Lake Tahoe Restaurant Gave Hundreds of Burritos to Fire Crews >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
If my crew ate hundreds burritos , I would fire them too. The resultant gas would only add fuel to the fires but would be hazardous to the environment.And it would result in a local shortage of Beano for the Newsom campaign.
Having been in emergency services and have work disaster scenes.
It is common for places to do such things.
I know in such a tragic situation we shouldn’t make jokes about this story, but they practically write themselves...
In times of tragedy, humor is one of the few things that helps.
California’s leftist policies concerning forest management have failed.
And no body is calling them out as they try to piss out this huge forest fire.
All that federal subsidy money was used to pay more lefty patronage instead of clearing brush. Now they have effed themselves.
As a forest person, I see a lot of humor there. A WHOLE LOT.
The idiots have put themselves there.And I hope it results in California going wholesale Republican MAGA.
I agree with you 100%, it was funny and was one of the first things I thought about....
Forrest Fires are a part of nature, but the ones we are getting every year are 100% worse because environmental wacko policies..
in before the flatulence craaaa, nevermind.
Yes, they are burning the forests, homes, villages and towns in California.
They also have to burn their own farts.
Gavin Newsom is the fart that needs burning the most.
Kudos to Larry Elder. He is adding more fuel.
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