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Nonprofit helping fireaffected Eric Jaramishian Staff writer The El Dorado Community Foundation is stepping up once again to provide relief for fire victims and evacuees, this time for residents of the Divide. The relief comes in the form of funds meant to aid residents under evacuation orders and who have been directly impacted by the Mosquito Fire. Evacuees can apply to receive $300 for food, medication and other basic needs until Sept. 18. Chris Ringnes, El Dorado Community Foundation communications coordinator, said about 200 people have applied for the funds since applications opened and that number will likely grow. The application is posted online at bit.ly/ MosquitoFunds. “So much of that is in influx,” Ringnes commented. “If the fire turns in the direction of Georgetown and they have to expand the evacuation, that would significantly increase the number of people we need to assist.” The Mosquito Fire has forced 11,117 to evacuate, 5,216 of them from El Dorado County, including the Georgetown, Volcanoville and Quintette communities. The Community Foundation has set up a donation fund for those who want to help folks affected by the Mosquito Fire. Contribute to the Mosquito Fire Relief Fund at bit.ly/ MosquitoFireDonate. The foundation encourages people to make donations to both the Mosquito Fire and General Fund to give staff the ability to continue dispersing funds for immediate and future needs. “When you’re talking about somebody who has lost their home versus somebody that’s only been evacuated for a few days, the need is drastically different. I imagine that we will continue to assist the individuals who have lost their homes for a more ongoing period of time,” Ringnes told the Mountain Democrat. Last year the Community Foundation set up the n
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A firefighter hand crew cuts a fire break on the Mosquito Fire, which has burned about 50,000 acres in northern El Dorado County and Placer County.
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Damage surveyed as flames march deeper into forest Eric Jaramishian Staff writer
property at bit.ly/ EDCDamageMap. Sorey reported no changes have been made to evacuation orders or road closures in El Dorado County. Residents can check out evacuation order changes at ready.edso. org. California Incident Management Team 5 Photo by Travis Peck Operations Chief Ernie Villa shared the latest A SIKORSKY S61V-1 firefighting helicopter drops down to a info from the fire lines. Georgetown pond for a fill-up. Fire crews are containing residents can check on damage inspection the bottom west the status of their home. specialist team was able Residents can find to generate a structure n See Mosquito fire, details about their page A7 damage map where
Firefighters are getting an edge on the Mosquito Fire. Tuesday morning the 49,761acre forest fire was reported 18% contained. In the blaze’s path of destruction damage assessment teams have identified 25 homes and 21 “minor” structures destroyed. El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office Sgt. Alexander Sorey said at a virtual Mosquito Fire town hall Monday evening that a Cal Fire
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county communities of Georgetown, Volcanoville and Quintette, the El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office has made multiple arrests of individuals who officers say shouldn’t be in closed evacuation zones. On Sept. 7, 31-yearold Michael Christian Curly was stopped while driving a vehicle in the Volcanoville area, reportedly with altered registration. Upon contact deputies reported finding Curly in possession of a loaded firearm, a large capacity magazine, a gun with no serial numbers and a controlled substance. Curly was booked into county jail and later released on $60,000
bail, according to inmate records. The very next afternoon 39-yearold Garrett Steven Shockey was also stopped while driving in the Volcanoville area. When deputies made contact they discovered multiple firearms, controlled substances and paraphernalia, according to the Sheriff ’s Office. A felon/ addict, the suspect faces enhanced charges and is held on $517,000 bail. According to an EDSO post to social media, deputies came upon an SUV with multiple vehicle code violations Sept. 9. The driver was found to have an outstanding felony warrant and was driving
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