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Mosquito Fire

Unit Information

631 Coyote Street 
Nevada City, 
California 
95959 
631 Coyote Street 
Nevada City, 
California 
95959 

Incident Contacts

Evacuation Change: Downgrades, Multiple Zones, Placer County (09-19-22)

Mosquito Fire
Publication Type: Announcement -

 MOSQUITO FIRE – EVACUATION UPDATE
 
RELEASE DATE: 09/19/2022       TIME: 4:00 p.m.

 

Per the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, effective at 4:00 p.m. today:

 

The following zones remain under an Evacuation Order:

  • Zone 1A – South of Chicken Hawk & Gorman Ranch intersection, south of Chicken Hawk Rd, south of Foresthill Rd from Elliott Ranch Rd to Deadwood Rd
  • Zone 3A – Between 3B and the Placer/El Dorado county line
  • Zone 4A – Mosquito Ridge Rd east of Soap St


These areas have changed to an Evacuation Warning and repopulation may now occur:

  • Zone 1B – Michigan Bluff: Michigan Bluff Rd, Gorman Ranch Rd, Chicken Hawk Rd, Ridge View Rd; north of Chicken Hawk Rd to Foresthill Rd
  • Zone 2 – Baker Ranch MHP
  • Zone 3B – Crystal View Rd, Bath Rd
  • Zone 4B – Downtown Foresthill: Foresthill Rd from Idlewild Rd to Bath Rd, Baltimore Mine Rd, Powerline Rd, Timberland Rd, Sluice Box Ln, Mosquito Ridge Rd west of Soap St
  • Zone 5 – Black Oak Ridge Rd, Blackhawk Ln, Ebbert Ranch Rd, Old Ebberts Ranch Rd
  • Zone 6 – Finning Mill Rd to Sugar Pine Rd to Elliot Ranch Rd to Foresthill Rd, Big Reservoir Rd, Giant Gap Rd, Hollow Log Rd, Prospect Rd, NF-10
  • Zone 7A – Patent Rd


Evacuation Warning
s have been lifted and no restrictions are in effect for these areas:

  • Zone 7B – Todd Valley: East of McKeon-Ponderosa, west of Jarvis Rd, south of Foresthill Rd, north of the canyon rim of the Middle Fork of the American River
  • Zone 8 – Skyview Terrace MHP
  • Zone 9 – East of Spring Garden Rd/Foresthill Rd intersection, west of Idlewild Rd, south of Spring Garden Rd, north of Foresthill Rd to Yankee Jims Rd
  • Zone 10 – East of the North Fork of the American River, west of Spring Garden Rd, south of Yankee Jims Rd, north of Ponderosa Way
  • Zone 11A – East of the North Fork of the American River, west of Sugar Pine Reservoir, south of Big Dipper Rd, north of Yankee Jims Rd

 

Residents must provide identification upon entrance through the listed traffic control points: 

Residents Only:
  • Mosquito Ridge Rd at Foresthill Rd
  • Soap St at Lowe St
  • Michigan Bluff Rd at Chicken Hawk Rd
Road Closures:

  • Foresthill Rd is closed at Elliott Ranch Rd
  • Elliott Ranch Rd/Giant Gap Rd is closed at Iowa Hill Rd
  • Soda Springs Rd is closed at the North Fork of the American River
  • McKinney Rubicon Springs

Enter your address into the interactive map to view the current status of your zone.

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SAFETY MESSAGE

As a result of today’s repopulation effort, 2,128 residents will be able to return to 983 homes. As residents return home, we ask they remain aware of their surroundings as public safety personnel continue to work in the area. Areas still under an evacuation order will continue to be patrolled and monitored by deputies and other law enforcement. We will continue to keep the community updated with new information and thank everyone for their patience and understanding as we monitor the current conditions to determine when it is safest for residents to return home. You can access important information about returning home after a fire here: placer.ca.gov/8266/Returning-Home. 

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