Posted by: thepinetree on 09/11/2022 09:51 AM
Updated by: thepinetree on 09/11/2022 09:51 AM
Expires: 01/01/2027 12:00 AM
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Mosquito Fire is 41,443 Acres, 10% Contained, 1,808 Total Personnel, Fire Behavior Moderates
Foresthill, CA...Fire activity moderated Saturday night as humidity increased. Smoke and clouds over the fire Sunday should somewhat reduce fire behavior, although the vegetation remains critically dry and is burning readily. Firefighters are taking full advantage of the reduced fire behavior and using direct-suppression tactics as much as they can. Where they are unable to get close to the fire's edge, they are using indirect tactics, such as using heavy equipment to create new fireline or open firelines from previous fires that have since grown over with brush and trees.
The decision to evacuate a community is done with an understanding of the inconvenience it places on those who live and work in a community, but the safety and lives of community members is obviously a priority. The incident management team, incident commanders, sheriffs, and others meet daily and communicate frequently about fire behavior and evacuations. There are numerous evacuation orders and warnings in effect for both Placer County and El Dorado County. If you have not already evacuated, do so if you are under an evacuation order. If you are under a warning, ensure that you are prepared and ready to evacuate at a moment's notice.
The best place to view the evacuation zones and where you are in relation to them is your county's interactive maps:
Placer County evacuation map (PDF of evacuation zones and descriptions) - - New orders and warnings as of September 10, 7 p.m. - -
El Dorado County evacuation map (PDF of evacuation zones and descriptions)
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