Firefighters have completed all of the preparation and structure protection objectives around the communities of Secesh and Burgdorf. Crews have completed fuels reduction work along Warren Wagon Road and NF 325 Road to create an indirect containment line for the Tenmile Fire as well as prepare for future wildfires. Efforts will continue into the weekend to complete containment features north of the fire along the NF 318 Road and through lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management Cottonwood Field Office.

The fire received an estimated one tenth of an inch of rain yesterday. Another brief weather system is expected to bring precipitation throughout the day with a warming trend beginning Friday and into next week. Temperatures are predicted to return to above normal with below normal precipitation over the next 8-14 days.

Firefighters continue to complete control lines around the majority of the fire. Crews have finalized most of the vegetation removal and chipping operations on the eastern, southern, and western sides of the fire. Once those operations are completed, resources will shift efforts to complete the last of the planned control lines north of the fire along NF 318 Road. Due to the hard work and diligence of the firefighters, completion is expected by the end of this week dependent on the incoming weather.

A weather system is expected to arrive in the area Wednesday afternoon and continue throughout Thursday. This weather system may bring up to a quarter of an inch of precipitation as well as up to 25 mph winds. An above normal warming trend is predicted to begin Friday and stay warm and dry all next week. 

Fire behavior continues to be creeping and smoldering with several isolated areas holding more intense heat. The warmer temperature continues to dry out fine fuels which may increase fire activity today until precipitation arrives in the afternoon. 

  

Today, Great Basin Team 4, along with the Payette National Forest, Idaho Department of Lands, and the Bureau of Land Management, will hold a Community Meeting at the Secesh Meadows Community Fire Station at 11 a.m. Personnel from the Incident Management Team will provide updates on the completed operations, the current operations as well as what the community can expect through the week.

Yesterday’s warmer temperatures and clear skies allowed for fire behavior to remain active and similar conditions are expected today. Crews continue to remove vegetation along the NF-318 Road, just north of the fire. Firefighters have completed the majority of the chipping efforts along the NF-325 Road. NF-318 Road and NF-325 Road remain closed for firefighter and public safety.

Although the area has seen precipitation over the past week, the fire remains active with the warming trend. Fire behavior continues to creep and smolder through the heavy fuels. Another incoming weather system is expected to bring minimal precipitation Wednesday evening and through Thursday. A warming trend with temperatures higher than normal is expected to begin Friday. 

Air Quality:  
Air quality remains good. However, with warming temperatures the fire activity may increase and produce smoke that may impact the surrounding communities. Smoke could remain until a significant season ending weather event moves through the fire area. Visit airnow.gov for more information.

Closure:

For the safety of firefighters and the public, two emergency fire area closure orders are in effect for the Tenmile Fire on the Payette National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management, Cottonwood Field Office. The closure orders, including a full description of the trails, roads, and areas closed, are available at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/8401/. 

There will be a community meeting on Tuesday, September 20 at 11:00 a.m. at the Secesh Fire Station

Vegetation clearing and dispersal via chipping operations have been completed along NF-325 Road between War Eagle Lookout and Secesh. Two additional chippers have arrived to expedite chipping operations along roadways and containment lines on the west and north sides of the fire.

Over the next few days, firefighting crews will resume chipping operations along Warren Wagon Road. Residents and visitors driving along the road are urged to proceed with caution for firefighter and public safety.

Fire activity continues to be minimal, with creeping and smoldering. Heavy fuels continue to burn and isolated torching is expected in parts of the fire that receive direct sun exposure.

Weather over the next two days is expected to warm and the area will experience a drying trend. However, rain and a cool-down in temperatures is expected for Wednesday night through Thursday night, with up to a quarter inch of precipitation forecasted.

Air Quality:  
Air quality remains good. However, with warming temperatures the fire activity may increase and produce smoke that could impact surrounding communities. Smoke could remain until a significant season ending weather event moves through the fire area. Visit airnow.gov for more information.

Closure:
For the safety of firefighters and the public, two emergency fire area closure orders are in effect for the Tenmile Fire on the Payette National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management, Cottonwood Field Office. The closure orders, including a full description of the trails, roads, and areas closed, are available at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/8401/. 

Crews continue to clear vegetation and disperse the debris among the forest floor through chipping operations along the NF-318 Road. The fire remains active and continues to hold heat in isolated areas with minimal creeping and smoldering. Yesterday’s clear skies and warmer temperatures increased torching in some areas, which produced smoke columns in the afternoon.
 
NF-318 Road remains closed to the public to allow for firefighters to safely clear and chip the vegetation debris. Many other roadways remain open to the public, but we ask the public to stay mindful of firefighters and fire traffic in the surrounding areas of the fire.  

Recently, several isolated weather systems have moved through the area with only minimal amounts of precipitation falling in and around the fire area. The Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) on Crystal Mountain, in proximity to the fire, received no measurable rainfall. Rainfall is expected mid-day Sunday possibly into the evening with a warming and drying trend to begin Monday and continue Tuesday. Temperatures are expected to be higher than normal throughout the week.

Air Quality:  
Air quality remains good. However, with warming temperatures the fire activity may increase and produce smoke that may impact the surrounding communities. Surrounding communities should anticipate that smoke will remain visible until a significant season ending weather event moves through the fire area. Visit airnow.gov for more information.

Closure:
For the safety of firefighters and the public, two emergency fire area closure orders are in effect for the Tenmile Fire on the Payette National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management, Cottonwood Field Office. The closure orders, including a full description of the trails, roads, and areas closed, are available at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/8401/. 

  

After scouting the NF-318 Road, four fire crews began improving the road system as a containment line to continue the northern perimeter around the Tenmile Fire. Once completed, this road system will finalize the northernmost border around the fire, protecting potential values at risk. This northernmost containment line includes populations of Whitebark pine, which have slowly been declining on the Payette National Forest due to insects and disease. Additionally, these containment lines will also protect numerous historic cabins in the area.

Due to the updated closure order, NF-318 Road is currently closed to the public to allow for firefighter safety and execution of operations. Several other roadways within the area are still open to the public and drivers are urged to drive slowly and remain aware, as fire crews will continue vegetation removal and chipping operations along many of the roads. Fire activity remains the same throughout the fire area with minimal creeping and smoldering, and the possibility of isolated tree torching in pockets of dry vegetation.

Yesterday, a mix of clouds and sun settled over the fire. However, the fire received little to no rainfall. Similar conditions are expected for today, with slightly less cloud cover and a lower chance of rain. The chance of rain increases significantly Sunday, as moisture moves into the region.

Air Quality:  
Air quality remains good. However, there remains a chance of increasing smoke in surrounding communities if fire activity increases. Surrounding communities should anticipate that smoke will remain visible until a significant season ending weather event moves through the fire area. Visit airnow.gov for more information.

Closure:
For the safety of firefighters and the public, two emergency fire area closure orders are in effect for the Tenmile Fire on the Payette National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management, Cottonwood Field Office. The closure orders, including a full description of the trails, roads, and areas closed, are available at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/8401/.  

Direct or Indirect Containment? What’s the Difference?
 
In wildfire news you will hear the important term, “containment line.” So what is it? A containment line is
the fireline constructed around a fire intended to be used to stop the spread and intensity of fire on the
ground. A fireline needs to be vegetation free to prevent ground spread of fire. It can be a wide path of dirt,
a road, a body of water, a rock face, or other natural or man-made barrier. A containment line creates a
division between burned and unburned areas. Before firefighters label a fireline as a containment line, they
must be certain it will stop the fire.

There are two types of fireline, “direct” and “indirect.” Direct line is on the fire’s edge, and indirect is not.

Many factors must be taken into consideration before determining what type of fireline to build. Wind, fuel type(s), fire behavior, and accessibility are a few of these factors.
 
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Tamaño: 76,788 acres

Contención: 90%
Total de personal: 1,540

SITUACIÓN ACTUAL

Basándose en la actividad actual y prevista del incendio, esta será la última actualización diaria del incendio Mosquito.

 

Los bomberos del incendio Mosquito trabajaron ayer en la extinción de las zonas de humo que eran visibles en la zona más al norte y noroeste del incendio. Los recursos seguían participando activamente en el fortalecimiento de la línea de control alrededor de un área de 300 acres de combustible no quemado al norte y han comenzado a buscar y extinguir los puntos calientes alrededor de esta isla. Esta isla se encuentra dentro de la línea de control. Los aviones utilizaron tecnología de infrarrojos para encontrar áreas de calor restantes cerca de la bifurcación norte de la bifurcación media del río Americano y el río Rubicón, y el personal del incendio está extinguiendo estas áreas según lo permita la seguridad.

 

Los gestores del incidente indican que los equipos están en camino de cumplir todos los objetivos de supresión. La contención es actualmente del 90 por ciento. Los esfuerzos de reparación de la supresión están en marcha en las zonas del incendio que ya no suponen un riesgo potencial de fuga. La eliminación de los árboles peligrosos llevará mucho tiempo, pero la seguridad y la futura reducción del riesgo (para las personas y los incendios forestales) es la máxima prioridad para los responsables del incendio. Cada día llegan más cuadrillas y equipos especializados a medida que el personal se retira y es liberado a sus unidades de origen o para apoyar otros incidentes.

 

El equipo de Respuesta de Emergencia en Áreas Quemadas (BAER-Burned Area Emergency Response) ha publicado el Mapa de Gravedad de las Quemaduras del Suelo tras el Incendio Mosquito. Los datos utilizados para la elaboración del mapa se han recogido a partir de imágenes de satélite y se han validado sobre el terreno durante varios días. Junto con la gravedad de las quemaduras, el mapa muestra la propiedad de la tierra y la superficie. Para ver el mapa y seguir los continuos esfuerzos y recomendaciones del equipo BAER, visite inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8398 fuego.ca.gov.

 

 

 

 

CIERRES DE CARRETERAS Y CIERRES DE BOSQUES NACIONALES

 

·       Mosquito Ridge Road estará cerrada de 8 a 18 horas todos los días hasta nuevo aviso. Los controles de carretera con personal estarán ubicados en varias intersecciones.

·       Para los cierres de carreteras del Condado de Placer, visite ReadyPlacer.org

·       Para los cierres de carreteras del Condado de El Dorado, visite EDCGov.us

·       Las tierras del Sistema Forestal Nacional, los caminos y los senderos en las cercanías del incendio de Mosquito están cerrados bajo múltiples órdenes: Orden Nº 17-22-09 del Bosque Nacional de Tahoe (tinyurl.com/2dfxw6v9); Orden Nº 03-22-17 del Bosque Nacional Eldorado (tinyurl.com/3rtd9rm9)

 

 

Size: 76,788 acres

Containment: 90%
Total Personnel: 1,540

CURRENT SITUATION

Based on current and expected fire activity, this will be the final daily update for the Mosquito Fire.

 

Firefighters on the Mosquito Fire worked yesterday to extinguish areas of smoke which were visible in the north and northwestern most area of the fire. Resources were still actively engaged in strengthening control line around a 300-acre area of unburned fuel to the north and have begun to search for and extinguish hot spots around this island. This island is well within a control line. Aircraft used infrared technology to find areas of heat remaining near the North Fork of the Middle Fork of the American River and the Rubicon River, and fire personnel are extinguishing these areas as safety allows.

 

Incident managers indicate that crews are on track to meet all suppression goals. Containment is currently 90-percent. Suppression repair efforts are underway in areas of the fire that are no longer posing a potential risk of escape. Hazard tree abatement will take extensive time, but safety and future reduction of risk (to humans and wildfires) is top priority for fire managers. More crews and specialized equipment are arriving daily as personnel time-out and are released to their home units or to support other incidents.

 

The Burned Area Emergency Response team has released the Mosquito Post-Fire Soil Burn Severity Map. Data used for the map development was collected from satellite imagery and then field validated over several days. Along with burn severity, the map shows land ownership and acreage. To view the map and to follow the continued efforts of and recommendations from the BAER team, visit https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8430.

 

ROAD AND NATIONAL FOREST CLOSURES

·       Mosquito Ridge Road will be closed from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily until further notice. Staffed roadblocks will be located at several intersections.

·       For Placer County Road closures, visit ReadyPlacer.org

·       For El Dorado County road closures, visit EDCGov.us

·       National Forest System lands, roads, and trails in the vicinity of the Mosquito Fire are closed under multiple orders: Tahoe National Forest Order No. 17-22-09 (tinyurl.com/2dfxw6v9); Eldorado National Forest Order No. 03-22-17 (tinyurl.com/3rtd9rm9)