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For Immediate Release
November 26, 2016 updated 8:30 a.m.
Wildfire Fact Sheet - Pinnacle Mountain Fire
There will be a Public Meeting for the Pinnacle Mountain Fire on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at the
Greenville Command Post located
at 521 Table Rock Road in Cleveland, South Carolina. Fire
Managers and Natural Resource Advisors will provide a fire and operations update.
Fire Activity:
Friday was a day of mixed results for firefighters on the Pinnacle Mountain Fire. Crews were able to complete a fireline and complete a small scale burnout from the White Oak Mountain area down to the Saluda River on the west side of the fire. On the east side, a short distance north of Table Rock Lake, firefighters held the fire along the Slickum Falls Road. The burnout on the north end of the fire was not as successful as fire managers had hoped.Today, crews will hold the fireline on the west side of the fire, monitoring the burnout area for hot spots. They will also work along the Slickum Falls Road to keep the fire from spreading east. On the north end of the fire near Slicking Gap, firefighters will continue their efforts on the burnout. South of the Saluda River and Table Rock Reservoir, crews will patrol and monitor hot spots, utilizing infrared data to help direct their efforts.
Fire Size: 9,147 acres, as of November 26, 2016
Containment: 40%
Evacuations: No current evacuations
Estimated Costs to Date: $3.0 Million
Closures: Table Rock State Park remains closed as is its Trail System. Additionally, trail closures from Caesar’s Head to Sassafras have begun in preparation for burnout operations on Thursday. Table Rock State Park is expected to re-open in stages once State Park and Forestry Commission officials deem conditions are safe for the public. The Table Rock Trail System will remain closed until a damage assessment can be made, hazards cleared and repairs made. Additional information about the park and fire status is available at the Table Rock Visitor Center off Highway 11.
Structures: Structure protection teams are staged in high risk areas holding line, evaluating homes for risk and mitigating risks where possible. Structures threatened are in Pickens Co. (112), Greenville Co. (523), and Transylvania Co., NC (171) Populations effected are Pickens Co. (122), Greenville Co. (187), and Transylvania Co. (132)
Fire Crews/Resources:
Type III incident management team, three Type II hand crews, three engines, two Type III Helicopters, four Type I Helicopters, eleven dozers, two water tenders, two fire tracks and 253 personnel assigned.
Type III incident management team, three Type II hand crews, three engines, two Type III Helicopters, four Type I Helicopters, eleven dozers, two water tenders, two fire tracks and 253 personnel assigned.
Injuries: No injuries have been reported.
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