Placer County is spearheading a multi-agency initiative to mitigate wildfire risks along Interstate 80, specifically targeting the Foothills and the mountainous stretch of the corridor.

California Highway Patrol was dispatched around 5:28 a.m. to northbound Highway 65 just north of the off-ramp for Ferrari Ranch Road.

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