"The weather in the fire area will continue to be extremely hot and dry overnight and into tomorrow (Thursday)," Cal Fire said. "The fire is burning in extremely difficult terrain including steep canyons where directly attacking the fire can be difficult," Cal Fire said in a news release.Īn added misery for firefighters was the ongoing heat wave that was driving temperatures to triple digits throughout the state. We thank our members for helping us answer the call for mutual aid & wish all firefighters on the ground a safe return. On Wednesday (9/7), #SJFD's Strike Team 2309A-consisting of 5 engines, 20 firefighters & 2 battalion chiefs-was deployed to the #MosquitoFire in Placer County. The Mosquito Fire has burned several structures and at least 10 cars near the Gold Rush-era community of Michigan Bluff about an hour northwest of Sacramento. "As you've seen with the smoke column coming up, this fire continues to give us a hard time," Cal Fire Division Chief Mike Rufenacht said in a video briefing. The blaze has forced residents to evacuate in both Placer and El Dorado counties.Įvacuation maps: El Dorado County | Placer County
In its morning update, Cal Fire said the blaze burning near the Oxbow Reservoir in the Tahoe National Forest had grown to 6,870 acres of brush and timber with zero containment. Notably, PG&E also stated that the pole and equipment had gotten an enhance inspection within the last five months. Further, PG&E says no downed conductor has been found and no vegetation or tree could be found on the line.
If you would like to obtain information about a CAL FIRE fire burning in your area that is not included on this web site, please contact the CAL FIRE Unit that services your county.While the fault happened around the same time as the start the Mosquito Fire, PG&E noted that they haven't seen any damage or abnormal conditions at the power pole. However, the majority of those fires are contained quickly and no information will generally be provided on these incidents at this site if the fire burns less than 10 acres. Fires occur throughout the State within CAL FIRE jurisdiction on a daily basis during fire season. If you live in a wildland area always have an evacuation plan in place. Please refer to the fire information phone numbers provided on this site, and website links for additional information, and monitor your local radio stations for emergency broadcasts. The sites are not meant to provide up-to-the-minute evacuation or fire behavior information. Please use the information on these pages only as a reference. As battling a fire, or handling any other disaster is the priority, updates to these sites cannot be guaranteed on a set time schedule. All of our information comes from the firelines and must be approved by the Incident Commander in charge of managing the incident prior to release. This site provides general information concerning an incident. We make every effort to provide accurate and complete information, however the data is subject to review and change. Information presented on the departments website is a representation of the existing wildfire situation, based on the information readily available to CAL FIRE.
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