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For
Immediate Release
Watauga
County, NC (December 1, 2016-8:30 AM)
The
Horton fire is 95% contained and 1,450 acres. There are approximately 50
resources on the fire. Over three inches of rain have helped firefighters extinguish
hot spots. Although the rain significantly cooled surface heat, more moisture is
necessary to reach deep-seated pockets of heat that hold out in stump holes. Steep
terrain, hidden hot spots and snags still pose hazards to firefighters mopping
up hot spots.
Fire
managers developed a rehabilitation plan with North Carolina State Forest
Service for the Horton Fire area. This plan involves, to the extent possible, returning
the landscape that has been modified during firefighting operations to its
original state.
The
Watauga County burn ban is still in effect. The ban that has been in effect
since November 7 prohibits outdoor open flames and cancels any burning permits.
The
Incident Command Post has moved to the Blowing Rock Fire Department. Information
for Horton Fire will be posted through Friday on HortonFire.blogspot.com, Twitter @FireHorton, and on the Watauga County Emergency Management
Facebook page. The
Horton Fire information line (828-201-2885) will be active through 5:00 p.m. on
Friday, December 2.
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