![]() ![]() ![]() In 2011, the ground was drier, and the rare heat and low humidity that June allowed the fire to grow larger than the current one has. “The 2011 fire grew vertically very fast, which helped it also grow horizontally very fast,” Hardee said. The area hasn’t completely recovered from the 2011 fire, meaning the presently burning fire has less available to burn – especially vertically. The Juniper Road Two Fire is burning the ground. Hardee said while the two fires began in the same area, they’re different in many ways, for many reasons. 10, it escaped containment.Ī wildfire burns in at the Holly Shelter Game Lands in Pender County on Wednesday, Aug. Forest Service personnel contained the fire, but on Aug. The fire was caused by a lightning strike on Aug. The wildfire currently burning – the Juniper Road Two Fire – has been much milder so far. More than 100 forestry personnel from across the state helped contain it. Some Pender County residents were forced to evacuate their homes due to dense smoke. The Juniper Road Fire in 2011 burned for six weeks and consumed more than 19,000 acres (or 49 square miles). I thought, ‘Here we go again.’” Same place, different burn “My team got in the same positions we were in then, got a helicopter like we did then, took off and flew in the same direction as we did then. Last week, Hardee got word the Juniper Road Two Fire had escaped containment. That afternoon, the fire escaped containment. That morning, he flew over the area, checking overhead for any signs of escape. Hardee arrived at the scene the day after the initial fire was contained. The fire was initially burning 100 acres. He’s standing less than a quarter mile from where the Juniper Road Fire began on June 19, 2011. He points to the right, to an area across the dirt road lined with trucks and equipment. ![]()
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