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For
Immediate Release
Watauga
County, NC (November 29, 2016-8:30 AM)
The
Horton fire area has received over 3/4” of rain with more on the way. The rain brings
much needed moisture to the area. Fire managers plan to reassess the
containment percentage tomorrow. The rain will likely exterminate much of the
subsurface heat; however, additional heat may still exist in deep pockets.
Dirt
roads around the Horton Fire area are going to be unusually slick with all the
rain. Please use extra caution when navigating these roads.
Fire
managers are beginning to assess a rehabilitation plan for the Horton Fire
area. To the extent possible, they want to return the landscape, that has been
modified during firefighting operations, to its original state.
The
Incident Command Post will move to the Blowing Rock Fire Department tonight to
allow the Laurel Fork Baptist Church to hold their Wednesday night service.
“Our team is incredibly grateful to the Laurel Fork Baptist Church for their
support and welcome,” said Incident Commander Rodney Weeks.
Starting
today, Horton fire information will be sent out once a day in the morning on
the Watauga County Emergency Management
Facebook page, on
Twitter @FireHorton, and at HortonFire.blogspot.com. The Horton Fire information
line 828-201-2885 will be active through 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2.
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