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The final Evening
Summary will be posted Saturday, December 03, 2016.
AIR QUALITY INFORMATION
Air Quality Conditions:
Fine particulate concentrations in the Code Green range are being observed at
all monitors across the state. For a display of the most recent air quality conditions
throughout the remainder of this afternoon, please visit the U.S. EPA’s AIRNOW
website.
General Forecast Discussion: An area of high pressure will translate slowly eastward across the
Carolinas tomorrow, bringing sunny and seasonable weather to the state with
light and variable winds. Localized Code Yellow conditions due to patchy
wildfire smoke from eastern Tennessee will remain a possibility over the
Asheville forecast region. Otherwise, Code Green conditions should remain in
place statewide tomorrow.
Outlook: Cloudy skies with areas of rain showers will be possible
Sunday as an area of low pressure moves over the southeast. A stronger area of
low pressure may approach the Carolinas later on Monday. This unsettled weather
should keep Code Green air quality in place statewide through Monday.
NOTE: This
is the final air quality report for the Evening Summary. To see the latest forecast information, visit the North
Carolina Air Quality Forecast Center website at https://xapps.ncdenr.org/aq/ForecastCenter.
BURN BAN
INFORMATION
Fire experts with the N.C. Forest Service say recent rains have helped to reduce fire danger in the
North Carolina mountains, prompting the agency to lift the ban on open burning
for 32 counties effective at 5:00 P.M. Friday, 12/02/16.
The burn ban has been lifted in these counties: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery,
Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland,
Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison,
McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Union,
Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey. In counties where the ban has been lifted, people
wanting to burn debris will need to reapply for a permit.
However, the Piedmont received significantly less rain, and
fire experts are less comfortable with fuel conditions there, so the burn ban
will remain in effect for the following 15 counties: Anson, Caswell, Davidson, Davie,
Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly,
Stokes, Surry and Yadkin.
TODAY’S UPDATES ON ACTIVE
FIRES OR FIRE COMPLEXES
Only those fires being actively managed and staffed
are included in the Evening Summary.
HORTON FIRE (NCFS – BLOWING ROCK, WATAUGA
COUNTY)
The Horton fire is 100% contained at 1,450 acres. The North Idaho Type 3 Team will transfer management of the fire to local agency tomorrow. Local firefighters will continue to monitor the fire until it reaches full controlled status. Smoke from deep pockets of heat within containment lines may be visible for several day but is not expected to pose a threat. This is the last update provided in the Evening Summary.
The Horton fire is 100% contained at 1,450 acres. The North Idaho Type 3 Team will transfer management of the fire to local agency tomorrow. Local firefighters will continue to monitor the fire until it reaches full controlled status. Smoke from deep pockets of heat within containment lines may be visible for several day but is not expected to pose a threat. This is the last update provided in the Evening Summary.
Acreage: 1,450 — Containment: 100% — Personnel: 50 – Start
Date: November 21
http://hortonfire.blogspot.com/
http://hortonfire.blogspot.com/
Boteler
Fire, MAPLE SPRINGS AND NANTAHALA BRANCH FIRES (USFS—CHUNKY GAL AREA, Clay
County)
The Southern Area Blue Team is assigned management of the Boteler Fire, Maple Springs Fire and the Nantahala Branch Fires. Under this branch, Camp Branch Fire is active. The fires being patrolled/monitored are: Tellico Fire, Old Roughy Fire, Buck Creek Fire, Falls Fire, Grape Cove Fire, Moses Creek Fire, Jones Gap Fire, Jarrett Knob Fire, Wine Spring Fire, Mulberry Fire, Moss Knob Fire, May Branch Fire, Boardtree Fire, Charley Creek Fire, Nick Fire, Ridge Gap Fire, Ferebee Fire, Cliffside Fire, Whitewater Fire, Howard Gap Fire, Knob Fire, Muskrat Fire, Bullpen Fire, Jones Creek Fire, Cathey Gap Fire, Dick’s Creek Fire.
The Southern Area Blue Team is assigned management of the Boteler Fire, Maple Springs Fire and the Nantahala Branch Fires. Under this branch, Camp Branch Fire is active. The fires being patrolled/monitored are: Tellico Fire, Old Roughy Fire, Buck Creek Fire, Falls Fire, Grape Cove Fire, Moses Creek Fire, Jones Gap Fire, Jarrett Knob Fire, Wine Spring Fire, Mulberry Fire, Moss Knob Fire, May Branch Fire, Boardtree Fire, Charley Creek Fire, Nick Fire, Ridge Gap Fire, Ferebee Fire, Cliffside Fire, Whitewater Fire, Howard Gap Fire, Knob Fire, Muskrat Fire, Bullpen Fire, Jones Creek Fire, Cathey Gap Fire, Dick’s Creek Fire.
The focus has transitioned to
suppression repair and restoration efforts. Remaining hotspots on the Camp
Branch Fire are well within the perimeter and may continue to produce smoke. As
more fires in the region become completed, excess resources will continue to be
released and available to assist with other area fires. The Southern Area Blue
Team will transition management of the fires to a smaller team on Sunday. This
update pertains to the following fires:
·
BOTELER
FIRE (USFS – CHUNKY GAL AREA, CLAY COUNTY)
Acreage: 9,036—
Containment: 85% — Personnel: 114 – Start Date: October 25
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5075/
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5075/
·
MAPLE SPRINGS FIRE (USFS—LAKE SANTEELAH AREA, GRAHAM COUNTY)
Acreage: 7,788 —
Containment: 78% — Personnel: 1
— Start Date: November 4
·
CAMP
BRANCH FIRE (USFS – OTTO, MACON COUNTY)
Nantahala Branch
Acreage: 3,422 – Containment: 75% – Personnel: 220 – Start Date:
November 23
ROCK MOUNTAIN FIRE (USFS – SOUTHERN NANTAHALA WILDERNESS
AREA, NORTH GEORGIA AND CLAY AND MACON COUNTIES IN NC)
The following roads remain
closed: Coleman River Road, Patterson Gap Road and Abe Gap Road.
Assigned resources continue to
patrol and mop up hotspots along the fire perimeter. Suppression repair work
started around Tate Dip and Tallulah River Road, as well as other local roads
and trails. Similar efforts will continue along the contained portions of the
incident with the guidance of resource advisers. Significant demobilization of
excess resources will continue.
Acreage: 24,725— Containment: 70% — Personnel: 534 — Start
Date: November 9
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5100/#
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5100/#
PINNACLE MOUNTAIN FIRE (SCFS / USFS – PICKENS
AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES)
An overnight
infrared flight revealed hot spots in the active northeastern section of the
fire. Handcrews and a fire track focused efforts on this area, extinguishing
hot spots, clearing the leaf fall and cutting down hazard trees. Crews
patrolled firelines on the eastern area of the fire to look for hazards.
Table
Rock State Park Trail Closures: Carrick Creek Trail, Table Rock Trail, Pinnacle
Mountain Trail and the Foothills trail portion that is located on Table Rock.
For more information, please contact the park directly at 864-878-9813 or tablerock@scprt.com.
Acreage: 10,560 — Containment: 84% — Personnel:
118 — Start Date: November 9
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5108/
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5108/
Media
Advisory: For all information about
the Pinnacle Mountain Fire and the ongoing response in South Carolina, all
media should contact the Pinnacle Mountain Joint Information Center at (864)
898-2437 or pmfjic@gmail.com.
OTHER PERTINENT
LINKS
Nantahala National Forest Closures
Chattahoochee-Oconee
National Forests (relative to the ROCK MOUNTAIN FIRE)
Appalachian Trail (A.T.)
The
latest information is available on the Joint Information Center blog at http://ncjic.blogspot.com/ for the following topics:
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