11/24/16 Pinnacle Mountain Fire - 2:30pm Update

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125 Bethany Cove Road 

Pickens, SC 29671

NEWS RELEASE #10
For Immediate Release
Contact: Joint Information Center
Phone: 864-898-2437

PICKENS, SC – Rainfall overnight did little to effect the progression of the Pinnacle Mountain Fire. As a result, burnout operations are still planned for today. Fire behavior will continue to creep and burn through heavy leaf litter, understory and dry dead and down timber. The North Carolina Forest Service has now tied in with incident command and will be helping in our efforts to secure the South Carolina/North Carolina state line.

Tonight, at the end of the shift, firefighters will be treated to a Thanksgiving meal donated by Yokohama Industries Americas of Easley South Carolina. There will be legislative members here today serving the Thanksgiving meal. Several communities and volunteers from across the state have sacrificed and donated time and resources the last couple of weeks as well as prepare and served meals in the dining hall. Firefighters, and other personnel on the Pinnacle Mountain fire appreciate the outpouring support from the community.

If you would like to donate to the Pinnacle Mountain Fire efforts some of the most needed items are Sam’s Club gift cards, stocking caps, hand warmers, Ziploc bags, cleaning supplies and sandwich meat. These items can be delivered directly to Table Rock Wesleyan Camp 125 Bethany Cove Rd Pickens, SC 29671.

Or if you would rather, you could donate your time and volunteer!

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Pinnacle Mountain Fire information can be found on INCIWEB (http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5108/) or visit the South Carolina Forestry Commission website (http://www.trees.sc.gov/). A phone line is open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. at (864) 898-2437.

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The Pinnacle Mountain Fire began Wednesday, Nov. 9 as a human-caused fire. Efforts to control this fire have involved numerous local, state and federal agencies, with hundreds of personnel assigned to the incident so far. This mission is being coordinated under a unified command between the SC Forestry Commission, Oster, Central Utah Team 1, and Staton, Holly Springs Fire Dept.