"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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The Mosquito Fire has now burned 63,776 acres and remains 20% contained.
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.
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.
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.
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for Stumpy Meadows according to the El Dorado Sheriff’s Office.