Firefighters were able to get a 10% containment line around the Mosquito Fire burning west of Lake Tahoe. The fire has now burned 41,443 acres.
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 firelines or open firelines from previous fires that have since grown over with brush and trees.
There will be a nightly virtual fire meeting at 7 p.m.
It is requested community members submit questions in advance of the nightly 30-minute briefings via Facebook Messenger to the agencies that will be participating to provide as much information as possible. Additional questions may be answered in the comments sections of the meeting after the virtual town hall is complete. Visit the live stream of your choice on Facebook at 7 p.m. at one of the listed links below or by scanning your preferred QR code:
CAL FIRE Nevada – Yuba – Placer Unit:https://www.facebook.com/CALFIRENEU/
U. S. Forest Service – El Dorado National Forest: https://www.facebook.com/eldoradonf
If you prefer to participate via YouTube, please visit the live stream at: www.tinyurl.com/mosquitofire
AirNow.gov – https://fire.airnow.gov/
PurpleAir – https://map.purpleair.com/1/mAQI/a0/p604800/cC0#9.93/39.0664/-120.0921
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.
Mosquito Fire Information:
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8398/
https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2022/9/6/mosquito-fire/
Information: 2-1-1