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Jacksonville Home Destroyed
Last Updated: 12:25 AM 12/15/08 - A house fire in Jacksonville leaves a home gutted.
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House Fire In Kinston Could Have Been Worse

Last Updated: 8:54 PM 12/05/08 - Another fire in Kinston causes major damage to home (Full Story)
U.S. Cellular Recognized For Helping In Wildfire

Last Updated: 10:28 PM 11/19/08 - It was the biggest wildfire eastern Carolina has seen in years, and without the necessary equipment, it may never have been put out. And we're not just talking about the job of the firefighters (Full Story)
Hyde County Wildfire Contained

Last Updated: 8:47 PM 09/05/08 - The wildfire that burned more than 62 square miles in eastern North Carolina is completely contained. (Full Story)
Evans Road Wildfire Now 90% Contained

Last Updated: 10:27 AM 08/05/08 - The fire in Hyde, Tyrrell & Washington counties has been burning for 66 days. (Full Story)
Hyde Wildfire 80% Contained

Last Updated: 12:26 PM 07/29/08 - The Evans Road Fire in Hyde County is now 80% contained at 40,704 acres. (Full Story)
UPDATE On Evans Road Wildfire

Last Updated: 7:56 PM 07/26/08 - Despite four days of rain, the fire keeps on burning (Full Story)
Washington County State Of Emergency Lifted

Last Updated: 11:08 AM 07/22/08 - The county implemented the emergency plan because of the Evans Road wildfire. (Full Story)
North Carolina Steps In To Help With California Wildfires

Last Updated: 8:19 AM 07/12/08 - The North Carolina Air National Guard has dropped nearly 1 million gallons of flame-retardant liquid on raging wildfires in northern California. (Full Story)
Rain Helps Firefighters With Eastern NC Wildfire

Last Updated: 10:27 PM 07/06/08 - Scattered rain dampened fuel and allowed firefighters to make progress on mopping up and securing lines around a wildfire in eastern North Carolina that has burned for more than a month. (Full Story)
Wild Animal Sets Wildfire In Beaufort County

Last Updated: 6:48 PM 07/07/08 - Fire investigators say a hawk, sparked a field fire this afternoon that came dangerously close to burning down a farm house in Beaufort County. (Full Story)
No Rest For Workers Fighting Flames This 4th Of July

Last Updated: 10:19 PM 07/05/08 - There's little rest or time to celebrate, but local volunteers are giving their support to help firefighters. (Full Story)
Firefighters In Hyde County Hope For Rain From Tropical Storm Bertha

Last Updated: 5:57 AM 07/06/08 - The rain from a tropical storm would help firefighters, who are still trying to gain the upper hand on the Evans Road Wildfire.
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Evans Road Wildfire Grows; Smoke Remains A Problem

Last Updated: 9:38 PM 07/04/08 - Lower humidity and gusty winds help expand the Evans Road wildfire for the first time in two weeks. (Full Story)
Dare County Firefighter Injured During Fire Fight

Last Updated: 9:05 PM 07/05/08 - One firefighter was injured putting out a blaze in the Dare County Town of Colington. (Full Story)
State Urges People To Bag Fourth Fireworks

Last Updated: 9:34 PM 07/04/08 - Wildfire observers want residents to ditch their personal fireworks this year in favor of public Fourth of July displays. (Full Story)
Beaufort County Wildfire

Last Updated: 7:26 AM 07/03/08 - Firefighters from Beaufort and Craven County were called to a wildfire in southern Beaufort County Wednesday. (Full Story)
Wildfire One Month Later

Last Updated: 9:34 PM 07/01/08 - Tuesday marks one month since a lightning strike sparked the Hyde County wildfires. The once raging fire is now more than 75 percent contained. (Full Story)
Fire Chief Fighting Wildfires Loses Home To A Fire

Last Updated: 8:45 AM 06/20/08 - A North Carolina volunteer firefighter battling the massive wildfire in the eastern part of the state had to leave when he got the call that his own home was on fire.
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Week Three: Evans Road Wildfire

Last Updated: 10:16 AM 06/24/08 - Firefighters say they've gotten the upper hand on the massive wildfire burning since June 1st. (Full Story)
Wildfire Day 18

Last Updated: 12:41 AM 06/19/08 - It's day 18 of a massive wildfire consuming a large portion of three Northeastern counties in our state. Forestry officials say the fire in Hyde, Washington, and Tyrrell Counties is well contained, but could continue to spread. (Full Story)
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Public Health and Wildfires

Last Updated: 9:02 PM 06/13/08 - The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released a list of frequently asked questions regarding public health and wildfires. (Full Story)
Unique Look As Smoke Spreads

Last Updated: 5:01 PM 06/12/08 - Take a look at this time lapse weather model of the smoke plume from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Full Story)
Firefighters Pack Area Motels

Last Updated: 5:16 PM 06/12/08 - Some area motels are packed as hundreds and hundreds of firefighters are in eastern Carolina helping battle the flames from the Hyde County wildfire.
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Some People Return Home, Others Ordered To Leave

Last Updated: 5:16 PM 06/12/08 - Some people who evacuated from the Hyde County wildfire last week are now returning home. (Full Story)
Limited State of Emergency In Beaufort County

Last Updated: 9:12 PM 06/12/08 - Meeting in an emergency session, county commissioners say the recent change in smoke from the fire, and the outside possibility that the fire could spread into Beaufort County necessitated the move. (Full Story)
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When Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Post Your Comments!
This past week, coverage of the Evans Road wildfire took a different turn—thanks to the wind. (Read Blog)
Coverage Of The Big Story -- The Evans Road Wildfire - 8 Comments Posted
How does a newsroom cover the "big story". A few notes from this past week on how WITN covered the Evans Road Wildfire. (Read Blog)
Inside The Wildfire - 1 Comments Posted
It's been over a week and the Hyde County wildfire is still burning. It all started last Sunday and now the blaze has burn over 32,000 acres of land and is steadily spreading into two more counties. (Read Blog)
Smoke From Wildfire Moving West - 4 Comments Posted
Smoke from a major wildfire in Eastern North Carolina will spread westward into the Coastal Plain and Piedmont overnight and Thursday. (Read Blog)
Amazing History At Lake Phelps & Pettigrew State Park - 1 Comments Posted
Looking for some information about Lake Phelps & Pettigrew State Park in Washington County, where a massive wildfire rages, I came across some amazing history. (Read Blog)
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