"Very, very low chance" the 63,776-acre Mosquito Fire comes to South Lake Tahoe and Homewood
The Mosquito Fire has now burned 63,776 acres and remains 20% contained.
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Mosquito Fire: Eastern side remains active challenge for crews
Residents of the town of Foresthill in Placer County can begin returning home as evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings for the Mosquito Fire, officials said Monday afternoon.
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Firefighters working on securing three corners of Mosquito Fire - 64,159 acres and 20% contained
The Mosquito Fire was mapped Thursday morning at 64,159 acres and containment remains at 20% according to the morning fire operation briefing. Overnight, smoke settled back into drainages due to easing winds, with a majority of the fire area seeing good humidity recovery.
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Mosquito Fire: Protecting Foresthill amid expected windy conditions
Flames from the Mosquito Fire moved dangerously close to the community of Foresthill in Placer County after a spot fire jumped the Middle Fork of the American River, officials said.
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New evacuation orders for Mosquito Fire in Stumpy Meadows area
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for Stumpy Meadows according to the El Dorado Sheriff’s Office.
El Dorado Sheriff Office Green Valley Church Mosquito Fire Alert Wildfire Stumpy Meadows Wentworth Springs Road
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Video: Mosquito Fire flare-up shoots column of smoke into air
A large flare-up from a wildfire forcing evacuations in both Placer and El Dorado counties was captured on camera Tuesday afternoon.
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Mosquito Fire: 50,330 acres in size, 25% containment line
The Mosquito Fire burning in El Dorado and Placer counties is now 50,330 acres in size and firefighters have been able to place a containment line around 25% of the fire. Today’s slightly stronger southwest winds aloft broke up the smoke inversion that has been hanging over the Mosquito Fire for the past several days.
El Dorado Landon Haack Jonathan Pangburn Placer County Sheriff Office El Dorado County Sheriff Office Mosquito Fire
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Firefighters able to get Mosquito Fire containment line to 18%, 49,761 acres have burned
Fire behavior Monday night was minimal, and the night-shift firefighters took full advantage of that, getting a lot of work done in many areas around the fire perimeter. The Mosquito Fire is currently mapped at 49,761 acres and is now 18% contained.
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California's Mosquito Fire prompts more evacuations as it races toward mountain communities, burning homes and cars in its path
The Mosquito Fire burning in Northern California flared up Tuesday afternoon, charging toward a mountain community and torching more homes as it burned dangerously close to a high school.
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Over 11,000 people still evacuated from 46,587 acre Mosquito Fire
The Mosquito Fire continues to progress primarily to the north and east. Despite cooler temperatures, the historically dry fuel moisture in the vegetation continues driving the fire’s growth. On Sunday, the fire made a run to the northeast in the drainage between Foresthill Road and Deadwood Road.
United States American River Stumpy Meadows Todd Valley Placer County Sheriff Office El Dorado County Sheriff Office
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