Update on the Sunset Road Fire in Brunswick County
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The North Carolina Forest Service provided an update on the Sunset Road Fire in Brunswick County.
Right now the fire is at 1,331 acres and is 15 percent contained.
On Tuesday, fire personnel made progress working around the fire perimeter to extinguish smoldering areas and reinforce existing fire lines.
“Our standard for mopping up, or cleaning up, these pockets that are still holding heat is 100 feet to the interior from the edge of the fire line. That means if we see smoke or if heat has been detected, we’re chasing it deep into the fire,” notes Operations Section Chief Trainee David Poole.
The forest service says that the percent containment represents sections of fire line that pose no escape risk without further action from firefighters.
The Sunset Road Fire is burning in Boiling Spring Lakes in Brunswick County. The fire began Friday, May 2. No homes have been destroyed.
The cause of the wildfire remains under investigation.
