PLACER COUNTY, Calif. — With a brutal heat wave finally appearing to ease up, fire crews were digging away at large control lines on Saturday morning to prevent the Mosquito fire from traveling further south toward El Dorado County.
Favorable winds and cooler temperatures will help crews control the blaze, which after a few manageable days jumped dramatically on Friday and has burned to 33,754 acres with 0% containment east of the Foresthill area in Placer County, threatening 3,666 structures.
The ratio between acres burned and overall containment may appear stark, but a Cal Fire representative said much of the expansion overnight Friday was due to crews moving the wildfire toward a bulldozed perimeter that could stop the flames in their tracks.
