Mosquito Fire
Page Last Updated: September 12, 2022
Information per CAL FIRE
Start Date: September 6, 2022
Initial Location: near OxBow Reservoir east of Forest Hill, Placer County
Initial Latitude/Longitude: 39.00591, -120.7447
Latitude / Longitude Used: 39.00591, -120.7447 (initial)
10 Miles Radius Zip Codes: 96155, 95631, 95634
10 Miles Radius Towns/Cities: Foresthill, Georgetown
20 Miles Radius Zip Codes: 96155, 95631, 95634, 95635, 95713, 95633, 95717, 95736, 95703, 95714, 95712, 95614, 95722, 95651, 95613, 95701, 95945, 95715, 95667, 95709, 95603, 95604, 95924, 95726
20 Miles Radius Towns/Cities: Foresthill, Georgetown, Greenwood, Colfax, Garden Valley, Gold Run, Weimar, Applegate, Dutch Flat, Chicago Park, Cool, Meadow Vista, Lotus, Coloma, Alta, Grass Valley, Emigrant Gap, Placerville, Camino, Auburn, Cedar Ridge, Pollock Pines
Zip Code & Town/City information pulled from FreeMapTools – Find ZIP Codes Inside a Radius
Mile radius size reference points: 5 mile radius covers about 78 sq miles, 10 mile radius covers about 314 sq miles, 15 mile radius covers about 707 sq miles, 20 mile radius covers about 1,257 sq miles, 25 mile radius covers about 1,963 sq miles, 30 mile radius covers about 2,827 sq miles, and 50 mile radius covers about 7,854 sq miles.
Acreage size reference points: 1 football field = about 1.3 acres; 640 acres = 1 sq mile;
12,800 acres = 20 sq miles; 32,000 acres = 50 sq miles; 96,000 acres = 150 sq miles; 320,000 acres = 500 sq miles; 480,000 acres = 750 sq mile.
Note about size reference points – fires rarely burn in nice even circles, therefore these reference points are general guides and the shape of the fire perimeter must be taken into account (e.g. a fire burn area may be significantly less than the 1,257 sq miles covered by a 20 mile radius yet extend beyond the 20 mile radius because the burn area is long but narrow).
Resource Links
Fire Information
Placer County Fire Incident Page
Mosquito Fire Structure Status – El Dorado County
Northern California Geographic Coordination Center News & Notes
MODIS & VIIRS Satellite Fire Activity Map
red dots = last 12 hours, orange dots = 12-24 hours, yellow dots = last 24-48 hours
NASA FIRMS Satellite Fire Activity Map (downloadable NASA FIRMS – KMZ and Shapefiles)
AlertWildfire Webcams – Some AlertWildfire Webcam rotate and may be pointing away from the fire. You can also navigate to any other AlertWildfire Webcam from the links below.
PCWA Foresthill Blue Canyon Bunker Hill
Additional resources via CRA Wildfire Quick Links Page
Additional County Information Links are towards the bottom with the social media feeds
Evacuation & Shelter Information
Support
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Proclamations & Moratoriums
September 8, 2022 – Governor proclaimed a State of Emergency for El Dorado and Placer counties due to the Mosquito Fire.
Demographics
Average Number of Persons per Household:
El Dorado County: 2.58 Placer County: 2.66 State average: 2.94
El Dorado County Percent of Persons:
Under 5 Years: 4.5% Under 18 Years: 19.6% Over 65 Years: 22.6%
Placer County Percent of Persons:
Under 5 Years: 5.0% Under 18 Years: 22.0% Over 65 Years: 20.0%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate:
El Dorado County: 75.5% Placer County: 73.4% State average: 55.3%
Data from US Census Bureau (2021 data)
Note – unless otherwise noted, these are county demographics and local conditions may differ some.
Infrastructure Links
Jump to Section: Resource Links Air Quality Weather Fuel Conditions County Links & Social Media Feeds
Power & Gas
Poweroutage.us El Dorado County and Placer County Outage Lists – This site provides aggregates live power outage data, though may not include some of the smaller local utilities.
Roads
CalTrans Check Current Highway Conditions
Caltrans District 3 Updates – covers 11 inland Northern California counties (feed also viewable in social media section below)
Aviation
FAA No Fly Zones – provides a list of no fly / restricted flight areas
Flight Radar 24 – here you can see flight paths of aviation fire fighting resources including both planes and helicopters.
Mail & Freight Shipping
Air Quality & Smoke Links
US Forest Service BlueSky Daily Runs – Smoke Modeling
US Forest Service BlueSky Daily Runs KMZ and Map Files
AirNow EnviroFlash Map (includes alert notification signup option)
Weather
Wind Map
Temperature Map
National Weather Service Watches, Warnings, and Advisories
Regional Fuel Conditions
Burning Index
Burning Index is a measure of fire intensity. It combines the Spread Component (a rating of the forward rate of spread of a head fire) and Energy Release Component (estimated potential available energy released per unit area in the flaming zone of a fire) to relate to the contribution of fire behavior to the effort of containing a fire.
100-Hour Fuel Moisture
100-Hour Fuel Moisture is computed from 24–hour average conditions composed of day length, hours of rain, and daily temperature/humidity ranges. It can also be used as a very rough estimate of the average moisture content of the forest floor from three-fourths inch to four inches below the surface.
County Links & Social Media Feeds
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Placer County Air Pollution Control District has no recent posts on their social media page, but advisories can be found on their website
