For Immediate Release:
Watauga County, NC (November 22, 1:15 PM update): Media Briefing scheduled for 4:00 PM at the Laurel Fork Baptist Church 235 Laurel Fork Church Rd, Boone, NC 28607.
Fire crews continue to work to contain the Horton Fire. Additional fire crews from Alexander County, Avery County, Catawba County, and Wilkes County are now assisting complete today’s objective which is to establish containment around the wildfire. Work is being completed today to widen fire containment lines through back burning operations and other strategies.
The fire is burning in steep, heavily wooded areas but weather conditions this afternoon and evening are forecasted to be favorable.
Watson Drive has been evacuated and residents along Dugger Fire Tower Road and Flat Mountain Road should continue to prepare for imminent mandatory evacuations. If residents feel their safety is in danger, county officials recommend they self-evacuate to a safe location.
A Red Cross shelter has been set up at the Alliance Bible Fellowship church in Boone, NC. Evacuees with pets may take their pets to the Watauga County Humane Society.
Media staging is being set up at the intersection of Friendship Church Road and Aho Road.
Members of the public who do not live in the Blue Ridge Mountain Club/Upper Sampson area are asked to not go sightseeing in this area. The traffic congestion from people trying to see the fire is hampering emergency operations.
A Media contact number has been set up: 828-201-2885
A Twitter account has been set up to share information on the Horton Fire. Follow @FireHorton for updates.
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