Mosquito Fire – September 17, 2022

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Mop up continues around Foresthill and things are looking good on the northwestern area of the fire leading up to today’s expected wind event. Mop up continuing on the northeast area of the fire along Foresthill, Chicken Hawk and Deadwood Roads. Firing overnight around the Middle Fork of the American River along the Inner Bay Road proved difficult with erratic winds, but firing was successful. Also, firing along 11 Pines/Tiger Roll Roads overnight to keep up with the fire. Incoming weather today, we’re expecting to see southwest winds around 20-25 mph on the ridge tops.

 

Mosquito Fire – September 17, 2022

Maps & Intel: Ryan Cowper Stephens

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***Note: It was too smokey around Foresthill to update IR from the northwest portion of the fire. The area inside the YELLOW BOX has been estimated. See the IR Interpreter’s Log below for more details:

Map key:
Previous wildfires that may influence fire behavior are seen in YELLOW
The  RED perimeter of the fire is from 8pm, September 16
The WHITE perimeter is from 8pm, September 15
Overview. The perimeter inside the yellow box was estimated by IR interpreters, no IR data in this area due to heavy smoke during the flight. However, there was sufficient intel to estimate the fire’s perimeter in this area.

 

Looking northeast. Mop up continuing near Foresthill, Chicken Hawk, and Deadwood roads (left). Fire continued to move around along the eastern flank.

 

Looking southeast. Hydro Power seen center left and GREEN LINES are associated power lines.

 

Mosquito Fire Progression Map:

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