'Mosquito' Fire UPDATE 5700 Acres N. CA.

[@retiredtraffic12]

Juan, my son is a Fire Chief working air ops up north in Yreka with the Mountain Fire 🔥. Let’s pray that the crews in the fire near you and up north are safe. They are working in EXTREME conditions and need our prayers to return home safely. Thank you so much for your informative narration of what it takes to fight these fires 🔥

[@sidneybristow815]

Thank you for putting such a strong man into the world. You must be so proud and we are grateful for his service. In our prayers.

[@islandlife756]

My heart goes out to your son and everyone else serving as firefighters or helping in other ways. I'm in New Zealand and as you no doubt know, every year we and Australia, the USA, and Canada move teams around between us to fight these massive fires. The camaraderie and support we feel from other countries is important. When people are lost in any of these countries we all feel it. Our teams also gain valuable experience to bring home and share with others. Our fires are smaller than yours so there is less opportunity here for the specialised skills training. Stay safe everyone.

[@pajiad191]

i often think of how brave the fire pilots and crew are. God bless your son and thank him for his hard work

[@LensEye8]

Tunned into the global headquarters from Nairobi city in East Africa . Hoping and praying that the fire be contained and suppressed soonest. Thanks Juan for the update.

[@dozer1642]

Folks need to understand how rugged this terrain is. It’s near vertical slopes in huge canyons, it’s not country you could walk through and the fuels are critically overgrown.

[@alanhelton]

Your answer..,. DECENT!!!!!

[@ramosel]

Yep, I live in the MV area west of the fire. We have a 100ft clearing all around our hillside house but we have a pine farther down the mountain in distress that was right in our sight line. Rather than wait for it to die and then try to get it out of the terrain you spoke of, I opted to get some more water to it. Cutting a path (with a chainsaw) to the area was only about 120 feet but it took me over two hours to get through the Poison Oak vines, Saplings, Toyan and Manzanita to get a hose down there. Climbing back up with the chainsaw was no easy feat even with a then walk-able access. So far, the tree is holding on.

[@jimlangill9318]

@@ramosel hope your efforts pay off.

[@korodski]

Fax

[@randal3122]

ya for sure. it is like small mountains covered in dense forest. forresthill area has always been a worry because there is only one or two roads to get there or get out of there. i know people that moved out of there because they were so worried about it

[@chrisp2614]

I ride Mosquito Ridge all the time and go down and fish oxbow res. This is hard terrain the firefight and very hot in that area. I took the day off of work to help move friends out of Forest Hill and everybody was packing and moving out of there.

[@darla5371]

My best friend just bought a home in ForestHill a couple months ago. She has been evacuated. She’s sending pictures that are very ominous. I’m so sad for her, everyone losing homes and loss of animals. Thank you for reporting. I hope they’re eventually able to contain this before it spreads even more.

[@nancychace8619]

Thanks for the update. My goodness you must have only been home about 10 mins. Please stay safe - hope things go well for you and all family and friends.

[@sandyinman5823]

Hello Juan, I am Kelly Kreeger’s sister. The final report from the NTSB on the July 5, 2020 mid air collision in Idaho has issued. I was wondering if you will be reviewing this on your channel? I appreciate your knowledge and how the information is delivered. Hopefully, you can help me understand what may have happened that day. Thank you very much for any information you may be able to provide.

[@blancolirio]

Will do Sandy!

[@frandanco6289]

Thank you, Juan, for all the work you did for this !! Please thank your Sweetheart and kids for sacrificing their time so we could all be best informed on this !!!! You are still the BEST !!!!

[@gerryg1056]

Respect to you Juan, I'd just finished watching your report on the loss of the Otter and when I refreshed the page there's another video! This time from home, you've just got in and haven't even had time to change, giving an update on a wildfire in Cal. I hope locals appreciate your efforts, I certainly do and I'm 5000 mile away in the UK. Stay safe out there.

[@jimlangill9318]

Corporate media is about advertising dollars and social engineering not factual relevant news. Sad. People like Juan are how we get the real news.

[@tomdchi12]

On the IR footage, they have some system overlying roads in real time as the camera is moving. In terrain like that, that must be a 3d topological model that is being moved to align with the camera, which is amazing. I hope that view of spotting and activity helps the crews on the ground and that they're able to stay safe in the extreme heat!

[@jacksons_drones]

Are you a sure its not just the increased quality in Ir camera technology?

[@charmandeross]

The FIRIS data is sent back to UCSD for post processing with a fancy computer. That generates geospatial data in a format that can be overlaid on maps easily, and predicts fire spread potential. Id assume at that point the road overlay is added in. Not super familiar with the technology, but it sure is cool.

[@HiddenWindshield]

@@jacksons_drones Yes, you can see that the roads jiggle slightly as the camera pans around. Also, it would be pretty unlikely for the fire to spell out "Michigan Bluff Road" in English text (5:46).

[@theblackbear211]

Thanks for the update. Hoping for the best.

[@afsarmstrongfiresafety7460]

Thank you for the concise, information-dense reporting.

[@ramosel]

As always, thanks Juan for being the best reporter on local issues. In MV we woke up to some pretty dense smoke yesterday morning but the winds shifted to the North-East and by late morning we could see the world again. I have a clear view of the fire this morning, due east of us. Fortunately the winds continue blowing away from us.

[@scsteinbrecher]

My wife and I (now retired) have worked a number of SARs down in this area for El Dorado and Placer counties. This is EXTREMELY STEEP AND DIFFICULT terrain! Fighting this monster in NOT going to be east.

[@richardperry8958]

I’ve been on numerous fires in this area. The terrain is brutally steep and rocky, making a direct ground attack nearly impossible. When a fire moves this quickly, it’s all about life safety and the protection of property where defensible space preparation allows.

[@stevengill1736]

Banner Mtn footage is great, and one can really see how that GIS +FLIR aerial view is going to help! Cheers....

[@savearhino369]

hi Juan, was so waiting for your coverage of this fire. i am sure i am not alone in relying on you to bring us all the important updates on these fires. thanks, and stay safe.

[@archstanton9206]

When I was a college kid back in the old days we would sometimes go to that area to swim and be lazy. If you've never been there the American River Canyon is, like many of the west Sierra river canyons, taylor made for fire. Steep, heavy fuel, and like Juan said when the wind takes off the fire burns like running up a funnel. The point of origin, right next to a road, leads this old man to be suspicious as heck as to the cause. Think of the Tanker Pilot, Abbie, and her mates trying to put those aircraft 150 ft off the deck over the fire to drop the retardant, and the level of respect and admiration for them is over the top. I hope all of us reading who watch Juan's' excellent reporting will hold a kind thought for, or if you are so motivated, say a prayer for these people and the ground firefighters they support as once again they do their dangerous work.

[@littlemopete931]

Thanks for the reporting Juan. You’re the best!

[@johnsader8811]

I'll second that!

[@jamescole1786]

9/8/22. Thx Juan for update on Mosquito fire 🔥. Fantastic computer operation on your part starting with Google map of area/live helicopter footage/then that fast forward roll of smoke 'boiling' upward over beautiful tree covered mountains/then that infra-red black&white clearly showing river & enormous fire 🔥 spread! Great reporting Juan! 👏. Outstanding job!👍👍👍⚙😊

[@bilobatedrip8314]

Got much more info than I could hope for. Thank you for the video. I live on banner mountain, and waking up to see that to the SE had me worried.

[@stevejohnson7089]

Glad you are home and off duty so we can get this information that you can't find anywhere else. thanks Juan!

[@hayleyxyz]

oof. good luck to all Californians and much respect to Cal Fire/firefighters

[@richardburguillos3118]

Thanks for the update. Great overview of the current conditions.

[@TigercatDesign]

The KCRA weather folks stated that a dissipating thunderstorm created the wind event that drove the rapid growth of the fire last night. The heat is certainly a problem, but as you noted it's the winds that really drive these things. Hopefully CalFire can get this thing under control before the weekend, when it's possible the remnants of Hurricane Kay bring more wind and thunderstorm potential to the Sierras.

[@SippyCupAdventures]

I was going to say the same. I saw that same KCRA report, about the thunderstorm.

[@donalddodson7365]

Thank you, Juan, as always. Factual, to the point and factual. I imagine the local OES and Fire PIOs look at your coverage before they go "live at 11." In my area, the official sources would not have any public displays like yours until maybe the next day briefings. Or, maybe it is just our local news outlets ignore available official information (like the "nearly real time" infrared mapping) in favor of human interest interviews with sobbing evacuees and looping footage of fire crews driving by. Good job.

[@Everyday_Richard]

Factual, to the point and factual. Eat a d reeeetard

[@sidneybristow815]

Thank you so much for your time and expertise. Please thank your wife too. I’m sure she missed you while you were gone and you must be pooped after flying strangers all over the world. Your expertise, especially in our area, is unmatched. You’re so personable that it feels like we know you. You put my fears to rest as we have one parent in the evacuation warning area and the other nearby. Both are too stubborn to get off the mountain, so you help, a lot. And I love it when there’s air support. Big time heroes! 🙏💕

[@thomasroutson3046]

Love your channel Juan! I find the variety of topics covered to be just excellent! Safe flying!

[@motor2of7]

This afternoon we had a fire start just outside the town of North Fork. The Fork fire is one of 4 fires in the last week that have popped up along the main road through this area. Arsonists are truly sick people, who statistically have very high recidivism rates. There’s a reason the death penalty is needed.

[@mindysdad3110]

A lot of smoke started pouring into Carson Valley yesterday evening from this fire. Thanks for your fine reporting and updates on fires in addition to the usual stuff.

[@dagwood527]

The column laid over Reno Nevada today. It's snowing ash 50+ miles away.

[@markbaird4924]

Hey Juan, I’m a pilot on the DC-10 tanker. Love your channel. Keep up the good work.

[@blancolirio]

Thanks Mark!

[@bigbass421]

THANK YOU, Juan! No one does this, all the news outlets are quite limited in their coverage. I live in South Reno, near Rattlesnake Mountain- that hill with the red beacon on it, just southeast of the south runway approach at KRNO. I have been in my house all day, doing work on a friend's bass. When I helped him outside with it at about 7 p.m., I was pretty surprised at the degree of smoke! It smelled like the fire was very close. The sky was that eerie orange color that we know well in this area when smoke obscures the Sun. Now, I know a lot more about it, because the news sources were abysmal in their coverage. Because of this video. Let's hope the fire can be contained soon.

[@williamgrimberg2510]

My son has a house in Lake Wildwood . I just don’t understand why our government can afford to send 50 Billion in unaccountable funds to another country . And yet,we can’t seem to be able to set up and have an national air force of a few hundred or more large fire retardant aircraft to attack and control these fires that can and have burn down whole towns and take many lives . There are hundreds of used jets parked in our deserts that could be converted for this purpose. These planes could fight fires on a national and international level.

[@dannyfowler7055]

So miss the American River! When I lived (stationed on the USS Oriskany CVA-34) in Alameda back in the early 70’s we would trout fish the American in the mornings, when the fish quit biting, we would pull out the equipment and pan for gold in the afternoon. Wonderful memories!

[@mattf49006]

You and your family stay safe Juan...

[@kenclark9888]

Good reporting as always.

[@redwolf7227]

May God be with all those in its wake.🙏🏻

[@HVM_fi]

Why your god puts those people in harms way, anyway? Religions are strange.

[@bradjohnson8750]

Amen.

[@redwolf7227]

@@HVM_fi death and terrible things began in this world because of Adam’s sin… 1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. We are responsible for all the terrible things that happen to us. If we had never sinned we would still be in paradise with God today but… Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; With a sin violation of the absolute law comes the absolute need for justice, condemnation and punishment…both temporal and eternal in hell. God’s justice and righteousness demands such…he cannot violate his own law. We continue to sin and he is forced to thus allow evil to happen to us for justice sake… Romans 3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: Romans 3:11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. Romans 3:12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Romans 3:13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: Romans 3:14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: Romans 3:15 Their feet are swift to shed blood: Romans 3:16 Destruction and misery are in their ways: Romans 3:17 And the way of peace have they not known: Romans 3:18 There is no fear of God before their eyes. Romans 3:19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. But praise God he loved us so much that he was not willing to leave us without hope… John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. John 3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. So bad things still happen but now through our savior Jesus Christ we have in his sacrifice a way to escape eternal death in hell and strength to endure the evils of this fallen world… Acts 16:30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? Acts 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. Acts 8:36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? Acts 8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Acts 8:38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. Acts 8:39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing. Anyway, that is why evil things happen and that is why by faith in our Lord Jesus Christ we find both strength, hope and empathy enough to pray for and help others in their time of need. Amen.

[@HVM_fi]

@@redwolf7227 Why you quote nonsense here. Do you think anyone would read wall of text from bible even they are religious. Anyway. There's never being Adam and we result for evolution process. But still humor me, where come those wives of sons of Adam. Did you not remember include the Lilith to the story?

[@redwolf7227]

@@HVM_fi I guess one man’s trash is another man’s treasure no? Here is your answer: Genesis 5:3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: Genesis 5:4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: Genesis 5:5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. Now how many sons and daughters could you have with your wife if you had a nine hundred year life span? A lot. 😏

[@Raptorman0909]

Fires that start along a road are either the result of a discarded cigarette, a vehicle problem resulting in sparks or fire, or an intentional act.

[@MessOfThings]

@@michaelspunich7273 there are power lines in the immediate vicinity of the start of this fire but there was no wind so I doubt that was the source in this case.

[@hardrockuniversity7283]

Talked to a mutual friend Chris in Foresthill. He is safe, the house is in serious danger. Sounded very worried.

[@verlaryder]

If they can get air tankers in there the whole town, or at least the perimeter, will be blanketed with fire retardant.

[@Wild_Bill57]

Woke up at 1:11am Eastern to see you’re on the job Juan. Thanks for your report.

[@danielgoodson703]

“Liking” this video seems wrong. Appreciate for your level headed information seems more on target. Hoping you and yours remain safe.

[@tombolin7168]

That infra red tech is excellent. Remember we talked about that a couple years ago?

[@davewitter6565]

I have never seen reporting on a fires that is this good. I don't know how you have the time for your day job.

[@JK-zw8ec]

Excellent and informative report. Thanks.

[@mikeroberts1761]

Juan, we've got one down here out of Hemet burning towards Temecula and it's over 18,000 acres

[@michaelharper4989]

Smoke very bad at Cool CA. this morning. Drove my wife to Auburn airport for her flight to Spokane. She got lucky as the airport visibility was VFR and she had clear sky to climb above the smoke tops. Also had a good breeze right down the runway from the east.

[@Paul1958R]

Juan, Great report - thank you! Paul (in MA)

[@jackiemorrison2661]

Thanks juan! Always trust your info!

[@jonrobinson6046]

Thanks for your great reporting

[@BlackCeII]

Almost all houses under threat in fires like this are well past the Wildland Urban interface and often don't have 10 ft of defensible space, let alone the Cal Fire recommended 100 ft of defensible space. Source: I work for a large fire department.

[@BlackCeII]

@@hime273 having a defensible space means clearing out any and all flammable materials for 100 ft around the house.

[@eh3477]

Great point

[@skipgetelman3418]

For the umteenth time Juan great work Get some rest Having flown internationally for many years I know how tough these flights are on the body

[@flybyairplane3528]

JUAN, HI Thanks for this one,,as theONLYone on ABC7 NYC is LA, ,, there was 1 serious fire in south NJ, took out homes, businesses, we had a serious heat wave for a weer here in NJ highest 105*F, 85 at nights, now both NY & NJ, have water restrictions now, hope this can be put down quickly , stay well, 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@georgefranklin3222]

Thank you for this fire report. Good that you are safe.

[@timcrummett7830]

Thanks Juan! Area cyclists know the canyon well - it is great ride up and down. It is the steepest ride I have done.

[@ohiobwb]

i an experiencing the same thing where i live. the Fairview fire in Hemet. two people have already died.stay safe.

[@steve-wu7jp]

Critically high temperatures, I hope the firefights are safe. Mosquito ridge road is one of the best motorcycle roads in the country

[@wallochdm1]

One of the best views in NorCal is from the picnic tables at Wharton's Store in Forest Hill. A truly beautiful area. And, yes, this canyon is very steep and inaccessible. If they can keep it in the canyon, Forest Hill is safe.

[@jrprimo5372]

Nice job!!! Enjoy your updates!!

[@asteverino8569]

Thanks for the update!

[@BenButler1]

Good stuff JB. Thanks for the info. That ir camera is nice.

[@UploaderNine]

Stay safe everyone

[@catfishgray3696]

JUAN, GOD BLESS YOU ALL...

[@FlyingwithRich]

Big fire - saw it from FL410 this evening.

[@joemehere1151]

Thanks Juan

[@LittleMountainXD]

Thanks for the update, are you going to cover the Cal Fire pilot who's private plane went down this week in Columbia?

[@blancolirio]

Not much to go on....

[@caroldave4037]

Wow juann ive watched your channel since orville dam incident... man you put some amazing vids out👍 being from UK ...and just had a 🌩💥and heavy rain wish we could send some over too you...😉the scale of your fires takes some accepting ....atb to all concerned

[@trinity72gp]

🇬🇧🙋🏾‍♀️This 🙌🏾🙏🏾

[@Buck305]

he never sleeps!

[@dustysoda]

I'm over here in Cool and we've already had two canyon fires within the past two years. This terrain is no joke...CalFire is doing an amazing job and my love goes out to all the firemen and those who are affected by the fire. Hoping the fire doesn't travel west in the canyon.

[@randal3122]

im in newcastle, and ive been seeing the supertankers fly overhead like every 15 minutes. they must have 3 or 4 of them going now. they come out of mcclellan, at least a couple of them do, and they seem to be going nonstop

[@stevebonser4414]

For a state that is overly regulated one would think there would be better forest management being practiced.

[@Notmeanymore949]

Awesome info! Thank you sir.

[@glenmoss02]

Considering the long heat waves we've had this summer and this month's extreme temps, 115F just two days ago, we've been very lucky this is our first major fire in our area. I check CalFire website everyday and I've been impressed with the quick knockdowns the crews have made on the lesser fires that have popped up. In most cases, they fires have been held to under 100 acres. Let's hope the rains return early next month and not just dry lightning. 🤞

[@jimfeldman4035]

Great reporting Juan

[@d.t.4523]

Good luck. 👍

[@eartha911]

Where is there a safe place to live in Cali now? I think I'd put a houseboat with a tin roof on Lake Tahoe for my safety/vacation hut.

[@countryofudisin444]

I live in Carson City but I'm heavily affected by the smoke and the sky is turning orange and even though I live in Nevada there's still a lot of smoke going over lake Tahoe in the mountains and there's Ash starting to fall around me

[@alanhelton]

Hopefully with this hurricane Kay coming along the coast you’ll have a windshift and it’ll start blowing back onto the black!

[@katherine5293]

It’s not threatening us.” We heard that last year when the Dixie fire started. But if you stand around and plan and plan while it gets bigger and don’t fight it because it’s, on forest service ground” or, now it’s Cal fire turf”. It ends up in you back yard and then your home,town,and livelihood are gone….

[@davehigginson949]

Hope you are ok now. I see it spread a lot since this video. Hope you guys are ok.

[@caelumvaldovinos5318]

Honestly, we got lucky this year. So far, we managed to avoid monster fires like the ones that plagued us last year. And Reno managed to be smoke free until now. As of this writing, the smoke is at hazardous for all level in the Truckee Valley, forget the Tahoe Basin or the Carson Valley. I'm curious to see how CalFire manages this one. Those river drainages are cliffs by any definition of the word that end in a narrow, water-covered, V-shaped valley. This is terrain that you could *never* build a railroad through

[@markknister6272]

Just - WOW! Thanks. Pray it stays away from hq.

[@ericwilliams952]

Great report. Thanks

[@bwhaskell]

Fairview fire down in Riverside County been burning since Monday and now 25k acres burned. Not good. We're almost in the evac zone in Temecula.

[@IT-sq5rj]

Thank you mate. It will be happening soon down under too.

[@calbob750]

Somebody threw a cigarette out their car window instead of using the ash tray?

[@matte1402]

I see potential for a Collab in the near future with Zeke from The Lookout.

[@BrokefishN]

Thank You! 👍😎🙏🙏

[@scottparis6355]

It's mid September. Is there any prediction about when the heat wave should abate?

[@georgeescaped6035]

Thursday 1:30 pm smoke on the tahoe eastern ridges, i was hoping we would get thru the summer without a smoker, fires suck, all you people take care these are serious

[@janstevens490]

It's in Placer and El Dorado Counties, not Nevada.

[@dl33tc0dr6]

My cousin lives right on the edge of the current evacuation warning zone around the Fairview Fire. Very scary stuff.

[@nate_d376]

I watched those "clouds" all day today from the rocklin area. Was wondering what that was.

[@timw6596]

Pack up the vehicles and be ready...don't wait till your told to get out !

[@eddiewolf_]

awesome cover owl

[@bugattieb110ss]

Pissing down with rain here in Southern Hampshire in the UK! Don't think we'll be getting any wildfires this year!!

[@mikefinnegan4290]

At the time when helicopters were dropping water could water bomber planes be used for better effect. Were they ever used? Thanks Juan

[@estruble]

I wonder if FS Road 23 was ever re-opened? It was closed because of washouts a couple years ago and it's the only access to the Ralston Ridge from the west. Otherwise one has to come in from Hell Hole or Ramsey Crossing to fight the fire on Ralston Ridge just south of Mosquito Ridge. Also, the USFS has just closed the entire TNF from the North Fork of the American to the Middle Fork until 12/31/22. The smoke in the Auburn area is overwhelming. Where I live (between town and the river) the AQI was 750 this morning (I think it was only 500 in town). Got to love those down slope winds that follow the canyons at night; cough, cough. KAUN was IFR this morning 400' / 2 Miles.

[@geraldhugley3618]

The road from Oxbow to Hell Hole is still washed out.

[@estruble]

@@geraldhugley3618 Yolo County found out the hard way... They closed Co. Rd 40 (low water bridge) after a CalTrans report said the load capacity of the bridge was zero. But instead of repairing it they left it closed until a number of fires in the area prevented any access without having to come in from the Lower Lake / Knoxville Rd. to the Blue Ridge area. Guess what, they replaced the bridge in a year and it should be opening any day now.

[@patchmack4469]

yee gods - here comes silly season - your wild fires are nightmares with such steep terrain i hope everyone stays safe - what protection do you have at your HQ location, i hope you have adequate space between forest and house, no dry grass, or a way in which to create a fire break

[@glenjones9758]

Any pge transmission lines near ?

[@wendygerrish4964]

It got going by the road-in two places? It got pretty windy today.