The Mosquito Fire started on September 6 at 6:00 PM near Oxbow Reservoir, 3 miles east of Forest Hill, in Placer County. The fire continues to burn in brush and timber in very steep and rugged terrain. The cause in under investigation and no containment date has been set. Your Lake Valley Firefighters are actively involved in monitoring the situation and are prepared to assist our neighboring departments if necessary. For the very latest information, please click, bookmark and follow the links to updates and resources listed below.

INCIDENT UPDATE LINKS

For current fire status, click on any of the following links:

https://www.edcgov.us/wildfire/Pages/Mosquito-Fire.aspx

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8398/

https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2022/9/6/mosquito-fire/

 

For an interactive map, click on the following link:

https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/07930e6e8f034ae4bba71e8bfedb2779/page/Sheriff-Evacuations-PCSO/?fbclid=IwAR2HbpUkNtavnJUBsGngoWgQtLGqN2SmTMA4zxFKWTsXq–XM9Am7H1-BMI

LOCAL SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES & RESOURCES

For local social media updates on the evolving situation, you may also want to follow: 

https://www.facebook.com/CALFIREAEU/

https://www.facebook.com/eldoradosheriff

https://www.facebook.com/LakeValleyFire

https://www.facebook.com/SouthLakeTahoeFireRescue

EMERGENCY ALERTS

If you have not signed up yet, you can receive emergency alerts, by signing up with the following entities:

El Dorado County at http://ready.edso.org

City of South Lake Tahoe: https://www.cityofslt.us/list.aspx

Placer County: www.placer-alert.org

WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS

Be safe, be prepared and go to the following links for more information:

https://www.tahoelivingwithfire.com

https://www.readyforwildfire.org

AIR QUALITY RESOURCES

For air quality information, go to: 

https://www.airnow.gov/

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