Mosquito Fire's 125-mile perimeter is 60% contained, fire is 76,575 acres in size

Command of the Mosquito Fire is changing Friday as major progress was made on the Mosquito Fire Thursday. The perimeter has a containment line around 60% of it, and 76,575 acres have burned. The total personnel still on the fire is 1,805.

Mostly sunny skies with warmer and drier weather returned today over the Mosquito Fire. Temperatures rose to the upper 60s to mid-70s with light winds from the southwest. This warming trend will continue into the weekend and next week bringing humidity levels down and the possibility of increased fire behavior.

Today, Firefighters continued aggressively building direct and indirect control lines along the eastern flank of the fire. Crews worked to the extend dozer and handlines from Deadwood road down towards the rim of the North Fork of the Middle Fork of the American River. This river drainage remains a challenge for firefighters to access and build control lines down the steep and jagged terrain. Moving from the south edge of the North Fork of the Middle Fork of the American River, crews continued constructing and strengthening control lines towards the Interbay Road.

Firefighters continue to have great success holding the fire along the Interbay Road with strategic firing operations to strengthen this road as a stopping point along the eastern flank. From the Interbay Road system, Hot Shot crews have been building control lines down to the Middle Fork of the American River where more challenges exist with steep and rocky drainages. Firefighters and equipment have constructed nearly continuous control lines from the rim of the Middle Fork of the American River down to the rim of the Rubicon River. Crews are also making great progress on strengthening control lines from the south side of the Rubicon River to Wentworth Springs Road near Stumpy Meadows.

Firefighters have continued to be a presence in the communities and along the southern and western flanks of the fire. These crews are patrolling the containment lines for any signs of heat or safety concerns to the public.
Helicopters have played a large part in helping ground crews around the fire today by conducting water and retardant-dropping missions. Having aircraft available to knock out hot spots near the fire’s edge has assisted firefighters in strengthening control lines and increasing containment.
California Interagency Incident Management Team 5 will be transitioning command of the incident to California Interagency Incident Management Team 2 as of September 23, 2022, at 7 a.m.

Placer County has started a community assistance page with all resources for recovery after the fire - https://www.placer.ca.gov/7470/Mosquito-Fire-Recovery.

For El Dorado County, call 211 or visit https://edcgov.us/.