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![Firefighters in Volcanoville, CA (09-14-22) On a gravel road next to burned trees, a male and a female firefighter smile for the photographer from their green Forest Service firefighting engine](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2022-10/2022_09_15-14.30.36.785-CDT.jpeg?VersionId=CJbNwRZmjrOTrJkR5wAhetNndSJuU0EO&itok=vTxfPzxA)
Firefighters and their engine from Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington helping the Mosquito Fire suppression effort in Volcanoville, California.
![Firing Operation on North Side of Fire (09-14-22) Tahoe NF Engine 333 and Augusta Hotshots from George Washington-Jefferson NF conducting a defensive firing operation on fire's north side](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2022-10/2022_09_15-14.09.31.407-CDT.jpeg?VersionId=Ny9X4qTZBcNJVSc2uEgzzTlJxFecdYRa&itok=DEkmMW2C)
Tahoe NF Engine 333 and Augusta Hotshots from George Washington-Jefferson NF conducting a defensive firing operation on fire's north side
![Spot Fire Moving Toward Foresthill, CA (09-13-22) A large plume of white and black wildfire smoke against blue sky. Red flames glowing out of the tops of coniferous trees on steep mountainsides.](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2022-10/2022_09_15-16.22.53.310-CDT.jpeg?VersionId=BB4Wr0ur7XELBE4ucqZ4cuAxVjQbbcDc&itok=ShhzQa5X)
Tuesday afternoon, the fire spotted across American River and spread quickly northward toward Foresthill, California.
![Recon Flight over Foresthill Area (09-14-22) Morning reconnaissance fight over the southwest side of the fire in the Foresthill area](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2022-10/2022_09_15-13.43.20.102-CDT.jpeg?VersionId=GkVn.084i.KGc3GCAfu3n.vhfeg_xfyP&itok=JuDV-Eyy)
Morning reconnaissance fight over the southwest side of the fire in the Foresthill area
![Smoldering Stump Hole Near Volcanoville (09-14-22) A smoldering rocky mound where a tree had been that remains a hazard in an evacuated area. Example of hazards that need to be eliminated before people can return home.](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2022-10/2022_09_15-14.21.42.606-CDT.jpeg?VersionId=oxqDskqPRftvL_1VHRaojfnszNtqBkJU&itok=Ht4tviXM)
One example of the hazardous conditions that remain in areas currently under evacuation orders. Firefighters and cooperators need to eliminate or reduce such hazards before people can return to their homes.
![Buckeye Ridge Firing Operation (09-12-22) A lone male firefighter stands with his back to low-intensity flames of a firing operation, scanning vegetation on the unburned side of the fireline for spot fires, which he would then extinguish. The firing operation was conducted on Buckeye Ridge.](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2022-10/2022_09_15-17.29.43.450-CDT.jpeg?itok=n8HvdID0)
A Tahoe National Forest Truckee Hotshot scans vegetation on the unburned side of the fireline for spot fires to extinguish. The planned tactical firing operation was on Buckeye Ridge between Volcanoville and American River.
![Firing Operation on North Side of Fire (09-14-22) Tahoe NF Engine 333 and Augusta Hotshots conducting a defensive firing operation on fire's north side](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2022-10/2022_09_15-14.04.20.863-CDT.jpeg?VersionId=uFao5LDLImuI.GlHYAJqa_lX9MIhKUM1&itok=v-RWEyd8)
Tahoe NF Engine 333 and Augusta Hotshots from George Washington-Jefferson NF conducting a defensive firing operation on fire's north side
![Dropping Retardant Near Foresthill, CA (09-13-22) fixed-wing air tanker flying on the edge of thick wildfire smoke, dropping pink retardant on unburned trees](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2022-10/2022_09_15-16.00.35.267-CDT.jpeg?VersionId=hhI0QSMofS5DQVUTOUTPSLsJjOjdbqyh&itok=ypsIggJc)
An air tanker drops retardant over a spot fire that grew quickly Tuesday afternoon from the American River north toward the community of Foresthill.
![Hazard Tree on Volcanoville Road (09-14-22) A burned tree with a large hole at the roots in an evacuated community. An example of hazards that remain and need to be addressed before public can return to the area](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2022-10/2022_09_15-14.12.01.113-CDT.jpeg?VersionId=WxwokfV5NRMeao2dXRU4Next5bp22wme&itok=5tCXbMlC)
Just one example of multiple hazardous situations that exist in areas still under evacuation orders. Firefighters and cooperators need to address such hazards before people can return to their homes.
![Buckeye Ridge Firing Operation(09-12-22) firefighters on a ridgetop cleared of vegetation, monitoring low-intensity fire, spraying water on some of the flames](https://inciweb-prod-media-bucket.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_2600x2600/public/2022-10/2022_09_15-17.21.43.381-CDT.jpeg?itok=lE1sHjN0)
Tahoe National Forest's Truckee Hotshots conducting a firing operation on Buckeye Ridge between Volcanoville and American River