Firefighters made significant progress containing the two wildfires burning on U.S. Forest Service lands in Western North Carolina.
Firefighters are continuing operations today to further increase containment on the Camp Daniel Boone Fire in Haywood County and the Cals Creek Fire in Macon County, the Forest Service said in a news release.
The Camp Daniel Boone Fire is estimated at 72 acres and 65% contained. The Cals Creek Fire is estimated at 90 acres and 70% contained.
Firefighters completed containment lines Saturday. Ten US Forest Service firefighters are on scene today to monitor the fire.
Structures associated with the Camp Daniel Boone facility were initially threatened, but thanks to a rapid response by the North Carolina Forest Service, including use of state air tankers for water drops, those structures are secure and no longer at risk and fire growth was minimized, according to the release.