OUR DISTRICT: NEWS & RECENT EVENTS >> CALDOR FIRE

On behalf of the MOSQUITO FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD and myself, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our community members for your support and cooperation during the difficult circumstances of the Caldor Fire and evacuation warnings. We observed many instances of neighbors helping neighbors, working together with offers of help and random acts of kindness, including assisting residents moving large animals. It is times like these which define how wonderful and special our community really is.

We also thank the men and women of the Mosquito Fire District who provided protection and assistance for our community during this time. We are fortunate to have a staff of committed and talented volunteers, who are willing to serve under any conditions, even at their own risk.

The threats are real, and the most dangerous part of the fire season still lies ahead. From the experience of the Caldor Fire and the possibility of evacuation, here are important points to remind ourselves, remaining alert and vigilant:

Have a personal/family evacuation plan. Know in advance what is important to pack and take at a moment’s notice. There may be times when the evacuation orders come first, without warning. Pre-planning is critical.

Evacuation warnings are an opportunity to leave early, under less stressful conditions. Persons with special needs, children, health conditions and large animals should be evacuated during the warning period, prior to mandatory orders. Many of our residents did leave during this time.

Sign up for Code Red Emergency Notifications. This is the best way to receive evacuation warnings, orders, and other important information from the Sheriff’s Department. Everyone in the Community should sign up.

Be mindful of smoke conditions which can be hazardous, especially for those with health issues. Stay inside or plan to leave the area, if possible, until air quality improves. The Caldor Fire will continue to produce smoke for many days to come.

Practice fire safety. We cannot have preventable fires in this Community. Use caution with mechanical equipment, no campfires, no target practice. Vegetation is extremely dry and easy to ignite.

Your Fire District is here to protect and keep you informed of threats to our community. Please contact us if you have questions or if we can be of any assistance.

09/05/2021 10:30am

MFPD’s OES 4613 is currently assigned to structure protection in Christmas Valley. It is among many, many engines assigned to the area to assure there is no further structure loss. While mop up continues there is a real possibility of a new weather pattern coming early in the week which could flare the fire back up. Cal Fire is taking this time to get folks in place and prepare structures while enhanced lines are being built.

Keep our crew and their task force in your thoughts and prayers for safe operations and quick work to adequately contain the fire in their area before the weather changes.

09/05/2021 10:02am

Cal Fire morning update 09/05/2021 7:00am

CA-ENF Incident morning update 09/05/2021 5:47am

09/04/2021 8:30pm

Cal Fire evening update 09/04/2021 7:00pm

CA-ENF Incident evening update 09/04/2021 5:50pm

09/04/2021 9:00am

Cal Fire morning update 09/04/2021 7:00am

CA-ENF Incident morning update 09/04/2021 5:46am

09/03/2021 8:15pm

Cal Fire evening update 09/03/2021 7:00pm

09/03/2021 8:37am

Cal Fire morning update 09/03/2021 7:00am

CA-ENF Incident morning update 09/03/2021 6:00am

09/02/2021 7:15pm

Cal Fire evening update 09/02/2021 7:00pm

CA-ENF Incident evening update 09/02/2021 6:00pm

09/02/2021 5:58am

Cal Fire morning update 09/02/2021 7:00am

Caldor Smoke Outlook 9/2 – 9/3

09/01/2021 9:42pm

Cal Fire evening update 09/01/2021 7:00pm

CA-ENF Incident evening update 09/01/2021 6:00pm

09/01/2021 2:20pm

Caldor Fire Update

The Caldor Fire continues to cause issues and concerns especially for the eastern section and the Tahoe Basin. Since the fire has encroached into the Tahoe Basin, Cal Fire is in the process of integrating another incident command team to be stationed at Heavenly Valley. This will split the Caldor fire into 2 sections. This will ensure both sections will be actively patrolled and worked on. This will be a unified command and both teams will report as one unified body. This will be put into place tonight at 7:00pm.

Crews have been making steady progress, however, they have been somewhat hampered by the southwest winds that will last until 11pm tonight. This is a critical day for the firefighters as the fire is dynamic and can spot anywhere along the lines. These winds combined with extremely dry vegetation have caused a Red Flag to go into effect lasting until 11:00pm tonight.

Division Alpha (A), mop up activities continue.

Division Delta (D) still has a few issues that they are actively monitoring and working. Yesterday they experienced an internal island flair up which they could only monitor for any slop over. Deeper mop up is being planned for.

In Division Foxtrot (F) and Golf (G) more lines have been cut in on both sides of Hwy 50 to help prevent the fire from crossing over to the north side of Hwy 50. They are actively patrolling both sides of Hwy 50 to ensure if a spot fire develops, they can attack it immediately and suppress it before it gets established.

In Division India (I) a spot fire is being worked to keep it out of the Wrights Lake community.

Division Juliette (J) is doing better today – firefighters have a handle on it.

Division Kilo (K), firefighters battled the fire all day yesterday to keep if from further encroachment into the Basin.

Division November (N) is holding well.

National Guard troops as well as active military are on the line fighting side by side with the firefighters. In addition, National Guard MP’s have been called in to assist the CHP with traffic control in the eastern section.

We ask that you remain vigilant, the last few days here have started out smokey but that has cleared in the afternoon and well into the evening. The worst thing you can do is become complacent. As long as the Caldor Fire is ongoing and dynamic, we must be ready to evacuate if the order is given.

We have daily fire maps posted at the Station. The Community is invited to come down and see the details, ask questions, etc. If we can’t answer specific questions, we will get answers from the Management Team. We will continue until the incident is under control.

Today will be a rough day for firefighters. We will keep you informed of any changes that may affect our community. We’ll remain vigilant and ready to react if evacuation orders are expanded. A blowout anywhere along the lines will cause issues and evacuation expansion.

09/01/2021 8:20am

Cal Fire morning update 09/01/2021 7:00am

CA-ENF Incident morning update 09/01/2021 6:00am

08/31/2021 8:04pm

Cal Fire evening update 08/31/2021 7:00pm

08/31/2021 11:19am

Caldor Smoke Outlook 08/31 – 09/01

08/31/2021 8:35am

Cal Fire morning update 08/31/2021 7:00am

CA-ENF Incident morning update 08/31/2021 6:00am

08/30/2021 8:08pm

Cal Fire evening update 08/30/2021 7:00pm

CA-ENF Incident evening update 08/30/2021 6:00pm

Caldor New Release 8(3) 08/30/2021 3:00pm

Cal Fire Update

We are still under a warning.

Call Fire News Release 08/30/2021 3:00pm

Summary (for full report click the link below)

Evacuation Orders Downgraded and Evacuation Warnings Lifted

Effective Immediately for El Dorado County and Amador County

The following Evacuation Orders have been downgraded to Evacuation Warnings in El Dorado County:

Pipi – East of North South Road from Omo Ranch to Cat Creek and east to Highway 88 1 mile east of Omo Ranch Road.

Cosumnes – This is a small section south of Farnham Ridge, north of the Amador/El Dorado County Line, and east of Bridgeport School Road.

Cement Hill – Cement Hill area, south of Omo Ranch south to Farnham Ridge Road

Farnham Ridge – The east end of Omo Ranch Road south to the Amador County Line

The following Evacuation Warnings have been lifted in Amador County.

South of the El Dorado-Amador County line with a western border of Shenandoah Road. Southern border of Fiddletown Road, Hale Road and Charleston Road. Eastern border of Shake Ridge Road and Rams Horn Grade.

South of the El Dorado-Amador County line with a western border of Shake Ridge Road and Rams Horn Grade. Southern border of the intersection of Charleston Road and Rams Horn Grade, due east to Highway 88 at Tiger Creek Road. Eastern border of Hwy 88 at Omo Ranch Road to Highway 88 at Tiger Creek Road.

Caldor News Release 8(3)

08/30/2021 11:00am

Cal Fire Update

We are still under a warning.

Call Fire News Release 08/30/2021 11:00am (additional evacuation orders)

Summary (for full report click the link below)

El Dorado County New Mandatory Evacuations.

Heavenly

East of Pioneer Trail between Larch and Al Tahoe, to include the area of Heavenly Ski Resort out to the Alpine County Line and the Nevada State line on the East.

Stateline

East of Ski run on the lake side of Pioneer Trail and also both sides of Pioneer Trail between Larch and the Nevada State line.

Evacuation Routes:

Evacuate Eastbound on Highway 50 towards Nevada.

Evacuation Shelters:

Truckee Veterans Hall 10214 High Street, Truckee, CA 96161
Douglas County Community Center, 1329 Waterloo Lane, Gardnerville, NV

Cal Fire Evacuation News Release 08/30/2021 11:00am

08/30/2021 10:00am

Cal Fire Update

We are still under a warning.

Call Fire News Release 08/30/2021 10:00am (additional evacuation orders)

Summary (for full report click the link below)

El Dorado County New Mandatory Evacuations.

Tahoe Keys

All residences with the Tahoe Keys community and all residents accessed from the streets connected to Tahoe Keys Blvd, staying east of 3rd Street.

Tahoe Island

East of Highway 50/ Highway 89 at the at the Lake Tahoe Blvd and Highway 89 Highway 50 intersection. This includes the area of Barton Hospital and the area of Winnemucca to the “Y”. Also north of Highway 50 west of Tahoe Keys Blvd following along the north side of Highway 89 through the end of town prior to Pope Beach.

Al Tahoe

All residences off of Lakeview which is west of Highway 50 North of Blue Lakes Road and east of Tahoe Keys Neighborhood.

Sierra Tract

All residences on both sides of Highway 50 for the streets connected to O’Malley, Lodi, Silver Dollar and Rubicon Trail.

Bijou

The residences between Al Tahoe on the east side of Johnson Blvd to include the streets of Treehaven and Fremont and extending to the east in to all residences west of Ski Run and east of Pioneer Trail.

Evacuation Routes:

Evacuate Eastbound on Highway 50 towards Nevada.

Evacuation Shelters:

Truckee Veterans Hall 10214 High Street, Truckee, CA 96161
Douglas County Community Center, 1329 Waterloo Lane, Gardnerville, NV

Cal Fire Evacuation News Release 08/30/2021 10:00am

08/30/2021 9:30am

Cal Fire Update

We are still under a warning.

Call Fire News Release 08/30/2021 9:30am (additional evacuation orders)

Summary (for full report click the link below)

El Dorado County New Mandatory Evacuations.

Tahoma

The section from Emerald Bay north to the Placer county line in Tahoma, extending west to the border of Desolation Wilderness.

Fallen Leaf

The area from Sawmill Road at Lake Tahoe Blvd. extending north to Pope Beach. Along the water’s edge to Eagle Point. From Eagle Point west, to Desolation Wilderness, across Emerald Bay.

Pioneer

This is the area North of Elks Club along Highway 50 and the West side of Pioneer Trail, also including the streets of Hekpa, excluding the residences west of the airport, this segment includes all residences accessed from Jicarilla, Washoan, and Glen Eagles. This also includes the Golden Bear neighborhood, and the neighborhoods of Cold Creek Trail, High Meadows, and Marshall Trail.

Gardner Mountain

Northwest of the South Lake Tahoe Airport and west of the Highway 50 / Lake Tahoe Blvd and Highway 89 intersection to include the South Lake Tahoe High School, Tahoe Verde and the streets accessed from 5th through 15th street south of Highway 89

Trimmer

The area East of Pioneer Trail to the Alpine County Line stopping South of Heavenly Ski Resort, excluding all residence off of Pioneer Trail.

Evacuation Routes:

For the areas of Fallen Leaf and Tahoma go North on Highway 89 towards Truckee.

For all other areas, evacuate Eastbound on Highway 50 towards Nevada.

Evacuation Shelters:

Truckee Veterans Hall, 10214 High Street, Truckee, CA

A Red Cross Shelter is open for those evacuating from the area at the Douglas County Community Center, 1329 Waterloo Lane, Gardnerville, NV

Cal Fire Evacuation News Release 08/30/2021 9:30am

08/30/2021 8:39am

Cal Fire morning update 08/30/2021 7:00am

08/29/2021 10:08p

Cal Fire evening update 08/29/2021 7:00pm

CA-ENF Incident morning update 08/29/2021 5:57pm

08/29/2021 5:13pm

We are still under a warning.

Summary of second order (for full report click the link below)

Road closures

Hwy 50 closure has been extended to east of Sawmill Road
Highway 50 at Sawmill
Pioneer Trail at Elks Club
Elks Club at Highway 50
Highway 89 at Highway 88 junction
Fallen Leaf at Tahoe Mountain

Evacuations

Christmas Valley from Highway 89 West to Echo Summit

Highway 89 due West to Watershed Ridge/Echo Summit and South to the Amador/El Dorado County line.

The area from Luther Pass Road, north along the El Dorado/Alpine County line to Armstrong Pass. West from Armstrong Pass to Upper Apache at Meyers. West on Upper Apache to Highway 50. West on Highway 50 to Highway 89. South on Highway 89 to the El Dorado/Alpine County line. This includes all homes on both sides of Highway 89.

The area from Upper Apache at Meyers, north along Highway 50, to Elks Club Drive. East on Elks Club Drive to Pioneer Trail, extending due south to Upper Apache at Meyers. (This includes all homes off of Oneidas, Mandan, Apache, Ottawa and Player).

The area North on Highway 50 from Highway 89 to Saw Mill Road. West on Saw Mill Road to Angora Ridge, extending to the Echo Summit.

Highway 89 South from Luther Pass Road to Pickets Junction (Highway 88)

West on Highway 88 to Kirkwood

Evacuation Warning

The area from Sawmill Road at Lake Tahoe Blvd. extending north to Pope Beach. Along the water’s edge to Eagle Point. From Eagle Point west, to Desolation Wilderness, across Emerald Bay

Cal Fire Evacuation News Release 08/29/202-4 4:30pm

08/29/2021 4:34pm

We are still under a warning.

Update to existing evacuation orders.

Cal Fire Evacuation News Release 08/29/2012 3:30pm

08/29/2021 12:51pm

The Caldor Fire continues to cause issues and concerns. Crews are making progress in Division Delta but there is plenty of open line still. We have winds coming in later today lasting through Monday (Red Flag Warning). From the meeting this morning we learned that the coming winds may create havoc in containing the fire within current lines, including Hwy 50 at various points. Spot fires, low humidity, heavy fuels, radical topography all combine to make this fire very unpredictable and dangerous.

There is a new spot fire on the south side of Hwy 50 past Kyburz, which they described as well established in the Strawberry drainage. Besides Division Delta (D), there is significant fire intensity at the head, in Division Juliette (J).

The Forest Service on-incident commander said today that they are planning for “worse case scenarios”, in light of the upcoming wind event. There is also a lot of pressure being put on the management team because of public concern in the Tahoe Basin. An additional management team (Type 1) has been called to staff the Tahoe side of the fire, which means another fire camp in that area. How information flows will be challenging and there will be a lot of logistics in making this all happen. There was mention today that they can’t lose sight of what’s going on near us in place of what’s going on up there. It’s little wonder why another management team is being called to handle Tahoe. There will be a competition for resources, between the teams and in the bigger picture, as new fires emerge. There is a new fire in Riverside County called the Chaparral Fire in the Cleveland National Forest. As fires in the south happen, additional resources will really be at a premium. We haven’t heard much about expanded military support, besides air assets and National Guard troops, but that’s been used before and probably will again. Hand crews are in big shortage this year.

We will keep you informed. This will be a rough and dangerous couple of days for fire crews. We’ll remain vigilant and ready to react if evacuation orders are expanded. Additional evacuation orders will be coming soon for the areas east of Division Juliette (J). Evacuation possibilities go beyond Division Juliette (J)J and could easily affect Division Delta (D) too. A blowout anywhere along the lines will cause issues and evacuation expansion.

08/29/2021 11:31am

MFPD maintains an updated Caldor fire map for viewing. The community is invited to stop in at the station between 10am and 5 pm daily to view the map and ask questions.

08/29/2021 9:27am

Cal Fire morning update 08/29/2021 7:00am

CA-ENF Incident morning update 08/29/2021 6:00am

El Dorado-Amador Counties Smoke Outlook 08/29 – 08/30

08/28/2021 8:10pm

Cal Fire evening update 08/28/2021 7:00pm

08/28/2021 10:52am

Cal Fire morning update 08/28/2021 7:00am

CA-ENF Incident morning update 08/28/2021 05:57am

El Dorado-Amador Counties Smoke Outlook 08/28 – 08/29

08/27/2012 8:32PM

Cal Fire evening update 08/27/2021 7:00pm

We are still under an Evacuation Warning. This news release is provided as an update to already published evacuation warnings and mandatory evacuation orders.

Cal Fire News Release 08/27/2021 1900hrs (Evacuation Updates)

8/27/2021 12:59pm

CA-ENF Incident morning update 024030 08/27/2021 6:00am

8/27/2021 12:43pm

Caldor Fire Update

There was some active spotting and spill over last night in Division Delta, this is the Jenkinson Lake area. Crews were on top of it and have managed to control it for now. Fire weather forecasts indicate the probability of continued active fire spotting.

The Caldor Fire is still volatile and while Cal Fire may have things controlled one day, it probably won’t be that way the next day. Otherwise, the fire would be declared under control but it’s clearly not. They can only hold the spots for so long and it will catch up to them, especially when weather changes. For example, the Dixie is still active even though it started well over a month ago.

Air Quality Update

Air quality is very poor, this morning at 10:58 purpleair.com reported 781 AQI with EPA PM2.5, this is an everchanging reading. Poor air quality will remain with us through the weekend and should start to clear out late Sunday early Monday. We are currently in a dry, smokey inversion layer which is holding the smoke in. Monday forecast is for the winds to push upstream during the day which will push the smoke out however the downstream winds at night will bring them back.

Air quality is very unhealthy please stay indoors and wear a mask if you venture outside. Don’t forgot about family pets, they are affected also.

The MFPD is very concerned about the health and welfare of our community. Therefore, we are advising our residents with medical conditions especially lung related to consider leaving until this clears up.

8/27/2021 8:20am

El Dorado County Evacuation Map

8/27/2021 7:48am

Cal Fire morning update 08/27/2021 7:00am

8/26/2021 9:10pm

Cal Fire evening update 08/26/2021 7:00pm

CA-ENF Incident Update 024030 08/26/2021 6:00pm

8/26/2021 1:14pm

This news release is provided as an update to already published evacuation warnings and mandatory evacuation orders. We are still under an Evacuation Warning.

Cal Fire News Release 08/26/2021 1000hrs (Evacuation Updates)

8/26/2021 8:39am

The Caldor Fire does not currently have sufficient containment along the northern flank of the fire (Divisions D & F). Until firefighters have full control over this section, a change in the weather could cause the fire to spot to the north side of Highway 50. Every effort is being made to keep the fire south of Highway 50.

It is important that we remain vigilant and be able to immediately react if there is a change in conditions. This may involve an upgrade to mandatory evacuation status. While we don’t anticipate this happening, we must be prepared.

We urge our residence to be prepared to leave if necessary and exercise fire safety to assure we don’t have a fire start in the community. Fire resources in the County are stretched thin.

We will keep the Community updated with the latest Caldor Fire information twice daily and if any sudden changes occur.

Please sign up for Code Red emergency notifications click here

Jack Rosevear, Fire Chief

Mosquito Fire Protection District

8/26/2021 8:33am

Cal Fire morning update 08/26/2021 7:00am

8/25/2021 8:22pm

Cal Fire evening update 08/25/2021 7:00pm

CA-ENF Incident Update 024030 08/25/2021 6:00pm

8/25/2021 9:37am

Cal Fire morning update 08/25/2021 7:00am

CA-ENF Incident Update 024030 08/24/2021 6:00pm

8/24/2021 7:48pm

Cal Fire evening update 08242021 7:00pm

8/24/2021 8:43am

Cal Fire morning update 08242021 7:00am

8/23/2021 7:00pm

Cal Fire Evening update 08232021 7:00pm

CA-ENF Incident Update 024030 08232021 6:00pm

8/23/2021 7:53am

Cal Fire morning update 08232021 7:00am

8/22/2021 7:30pm

CA-ENF Incident Update 024030 08222021 7:00pm

Cal Fire evening update 08222021 7:00pm

8/22/2021 4:19pm

Caldor Fire Community Meeting presented by CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit.

Sunday, August 22, 2021 – 5:00pm.

Click here to join meeting

8/22/2021 4:11pm

The large animal shelter located at 1140 Cold Springs Road, Placerville is at capacity and cannot take any more in. Please call the county at 530-621-7440 if you require assistance in locating an available shelter.

8/22/2021 11:59am

CA-ENF Incident Update 024303 08222021 6:00am

Caldor Fire Incident Action Plan 08-22 to 08-23

8/22/2021 8:17am

Cal Fire Update 08222021 7:00am

8/21/2021 8:25pm

Cal Fire Update 08212021 7:00pm

CA-ENF Incident Update 024030 08212021 6:54pm

Caldor Fire Structure Damage Map

8/21/2021 11:48am

MFPD Cal Fire Update

Evacuation Warning in Effect

Red Flag Warning in Effect

Rock Creek and Mosquito roads remain open.

During this trying and stressful time, we must remain vigilant in everyday activities.

Monitor social media.

Monitor websites that you trust.

Be signed up for Code Red.

We ask all remaining residents to be ultra-cautious and safe during this stressful period. Refrain from doing anything outside that may cause a spark which could ignite a fire. Below is list of outside activities you should refrain from; however, this list is not all inclusive.

Do not mow.

Do not discharge a weapon.

Do not grind metal, welding, etc.

Do not use a chain saw.

Refrain from using mechanized equipment to clear land.

Do not burn.

If in doubt call the fire department 530-626-9017.

We cannot have another fire start up here, as resources are stretched thin. Air quality might prohibit aircraft from assisting us. Those that remain up here during this time must join our department in being extensions of community protection. We cannot have a fire up here while all of this is going on, let alone having a fire at all during these extremely dry conditions.

With that, we are doing all that we can. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates throughout the day. We are ready to react and respond.

Finnon campground has been closed, all campers have left the hill. The gate is closed but MFPD will still have access if the need arises.

8/21/2021 730am

Click Cal Fire Update

8/20/2021 7:17pm

Road Closure

At 4:30 pm today, Friday, August 20, 2021, Highway 50 was closed in both directions from the Sly Park Road exit to Twin Bridges. Highway 50 will be open between Meyers and Twin Bridges for local residents only who reside between Meyers and Twin Bridges. These residents will be subject to providing identification and proof of residency. No traffic will be allowed west past Twin Bridges.

Cal Fire Update 4:50pm

8/20/2021 2:02pm

MFPD Caldor Fire Update

Still under evacuation warning.

Red flag warning in effect.

Mosquito and Rock Creek Roads remain open.

The smoke is going to be with us for a while. We encourage anyone that can leave especially those with health conditions to evacuate as soon as possible.

A mandatory evacuation could happen at any time of the day or night; therefore, if you decide to wait and see, you must be ready to leave and aware that it could be hectic around here and in town. For those with Trailers/RV’s/Boats/large animals Rock Creek Road may be shut down as soon as a mandatory evacuation is declared.

MFPD will continue to monitor the situation and will update all social media channels of any changes that could affect our community.

8/20/2021 11:24am

Cal Fire Update

inciweb update

yubanet update

8/19/2021 4:40pm

Still under evacuation warning

Red flag warning in effect until tonight.

Yes, we are still under a warning evacuation order, and we hope that you are doing everything to prepare yourself in the event that this becomes a mandatory evacuation. We had previously advised everyone with RV’s, other large equipment, trailers, or large animals to leave during the warning. If you haven’t done so, we encourage you to do so now. MFPD would like to remind our residents that mandatory evacuation could happen at any time and to be packed up and ready to leave the area via Mosquito Road. Rock Creek Road may be closed as soon as a mandatory evacuation is declared. Keep in mind that a mandatory evacuation could happen at any time during the day or night, hence the reason you should be prepared if you havent already done so already.

MFPD will continue to monitor the situation and will all social media channels of any changes that may arise that could affect our community.

8/19/2021 9:17am

We are still under an Evacuation Warning.

MFPD strives to provide our community with reliable, accurate and timely information. One of the ways to meet this commitment is to post on all channels a re-cap of the CAL Fire Command Meetings daily. It is difficult to place an exact time for the post, our best estimate will be between 1130-1230 daily until we are out of this. MFPD will continue to post updates on all channels anytime the situation changes.

8/18/2021 4:00pm

Large Animal Shelter Information

If you are experiencing problems finding a place to board your large animals please call the El Dorado County Sherriff Call Center at 530-621-7440, they will coordinate with the South County Large Animal Rescue and they will call you back and provide information on where to take your animals.

8/18/2021 1:58pm

MFPD Update (Caldor Fire)

Chief Rosevear’s report from today’s Cal Fire meeting.

We are still under an Evacuation Warning.

Red Flag conditions through tomorrow which will push the fire south and away from us. Increased winds forecast for tonight.

We’ve got a long way to go during this time of uncertainty. This fire is similar in nature to the Dixie fire. Constantly changing due to weather and the dry vegetation. It’s growing rapidly producing plenty of smoke and uncertainty. Conditions can and will change rapidly which results in chasing it rather than containing it.

We will continue to monitor the fire, participate in agency meetings, and provide updates whenever we have new information.

We understand the uncertainty and the stress that is out there. We are all in this together, we will continue to provide updates throughout the day. There is no set time, it’s when there is new information that will affect the community.

Again, we strongly encourage those residents that can leave to do so ASAP.

If you need assistance in preparing to leave, please call the Fire Department. 530-626-9017.

We need to check on our neighbors, if they need assistance, please render it within reason or call the fire department. 530-626-9017

Currently Mosquito and Rock Creek roads are open.

8/18/2021 8:23am

MFPD Update (Caldor Fire)

Good morning.

Evacuation Warning (Received)

We are still under an evacuation warning order. We encourage residents to make arrangements to leave as soon as possible especially those with special needs and those with large animals. We encourage those with RV’s or trailers leave immediately while Rock Creek is still open. As of now Mosquito and Rock creek are open.

Mandatory Evacuation (Not Received)

AT THIS TIME, WE ARE NOT UNDER MANDATORY EVACUATION. However, if mandatory evacuation orders are received, you will be expected to leave asap and follow the instructions in the Evacuation SOP, see the link below for that SOP. If mandatory evacuation is ordered, you will receive word through Code Red and if time permits, we will post on social media. The MFPD support group will be deployed to direct traffic and provide assistance.

MFPD will be attending a meeting with CAL FIRE Command Staff today. We will provide an update after that meeting.

Chief Rosevear has called back our engine and 3 crew members from the Dixie fire to assist the community, they will be here later this afternoon.

The fire station is manned and can accept phone calls. 530-626-9017

Evacuation SOP for Mosquito/Swansboro

8/18/2021 1:24am

Pre-Evacuation Preparation Steps

8/18/2021 1:23am

Large Animal Evacuation Assistance- SwansboroIf you need assistance moving your livestock out of the area due to the fire evacuation, please call Rich SaintCroix immediately. His team is ready to help but they need to hear from you soon so they can plan appropriately.Please don’t wait until the evacuation becomes mandatory. Take care of things as soon as possible while the roads are open.Contact Rich: 408-772-6580

8/18/2021 1:21am

Caldor Fire Update – Most of you by now should have received a code red warning message. For those that didn’t please be advised we are under an evacuation warning at this time. Please do not panic this is a warning only. Please be prepared to evacuate if the order is given. We are monitoring the situation and will post updates when available. The fire station is manned now to accept calls. 530-626-9017Wayne GregsonDirector Mosquito Fire Protection District Board

8/17/2021 6:35pm

Caldor Fire Update

Still being reported as 6500 acres and zero percent contained. We will continue to monitor the situation and if something changes will update the MFPD website and social media pages.

MFPD will update the website and social media sights at 8 am and 6 pm daily until the incident has been contained. If the situation should change between or after those hours, we will of course provide updates through those avenues.

We encourage everyone to sign up for Code Red if you already havent done so, if you are unable to due to any number of reasons, please call the MFPD at 530-626-9017 between 8am and 5pm and they will assist you in getting signed up.

Please be prepared and ready to evacuate. In case of evacuation the word will come through Code Red, we will also post to the various sights if time permits. The Sherriff or the Fire District will also be going through the community with loudspeakers to alert residents.

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7801/

https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/8/14/caldor-fire/

MFPD evacuation plan

https://mfpd.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Evac-SOP-June-21-Final.pdf

Pre evacuation steps

https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/go-evacuation-guide/pre-evacuation-preparation-steps/

8/17/2021

Caldor Fire Update – Currently the Caldor Fire has consumed 6500 acres. There is no immediate threat our area. We continue to receive phone calls asking for the detail. With all the fires going on it is hard for us to manage these calls. We know that you are concerned, and we are too since this fire is unchecked and not contained. We will continue to monitor the situation and update information on social media and our website if the situation changes. To receive current reliable information about the Caldor fire, click the following link, https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7801/?fbclid=IwAR2z5SEaogKqIjbArrFDil7Iba3ln6B4hGARzAhjMFB7HbubUuEtDR15B0Q Make sure you bookmark the sight for future reference, not only will it provide you information about the Caldor fire it will also provide you with information about other fires. We encourage everybody to sign up for code red if you already havent done so. Code red will alert you to evacuation notices for our area. See the links below.