Favorable winds and cooler temperatures will help fire crews prevent the blaze from extending east toward Lake Tahoe.
PLACER COUNTY — With a brutal heat wave finally appearing to ease up, fire crews were digging away at large control lines on Saturday morning toFavorable winds and cooler temperatures will help crews control the blaze, which after a few manageable daysand has burned to 33,754 acres with 0% containment east of the Foresthill area in Placer County, threatening 3,666 structures.
Still, evacuation orders remain for residents across 275 square miles of Placer and El Dorado counties in communities such as Foresthill, Todd Valley, Michigan Bluff, Volcanoville, Georgetown, Buckeye and Quintette. The fast-moving Mosquito Fire was the largest of a number of blazes that have raged over the past week amid a sweltering heat wave that posed menacing wildfire danger to numerous inland California communities., which claimed two lives and destroyed a large number of homes in the Northern California town of Weed and nearby Lake Shastina after igniting around a lumber mill.
Crews working long hours around the Mosquito Fire’s conflagrations will also receive some much-needed relief from the punishing heat. Temperatures in Placer County are expected to hover around the mid-70s and low-80s on Saturday — “dramatically cooler” conditions than what the region saw for much of the week, Mueller said.
Crews had not been so lucky the night before, when the fire exploded by 21,000 acres amid 95-degree temperatures and low humidity, prompting residents in nearby communities to vacate their homes. Now, with a perimeter established, Vestal believes crews would be able to withstand further expansion.
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