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Pains Bay Fire Announcement

June 23, 2011 Low Visibility and Smoke Dridt Forecast

Incident: Pains Bay Fire Wildfire
Released: 6/23/2011

Convergent Smoke Plumes Drift& heavily impact Northeastern NC

Pains Bay Smoke Analyst Gary Curcio

SPECIAL NOTE EACH PLUME NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED JUST FOR THE EXTENT OF THE DRIFT SMOKE AND NOT TO THE LEVEL OF CONCENTRATION. EACH PLUME HAS DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SMOKE FOR THE SAME COLORS

The more dense smoke will come from the fire in Pender County while the fire in Dare County would have the next level of smoke production of smoke and then the fire that is in Bladen & Cumberland Counties.

PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION AS "NO SUPER-FOG IS EXPECTED BUT VERY DENS SMOKE CAN BE EXPECTED BY THE PENDER COUNTY FIRE (JUNIPER ROAD) AND ON ROANOKE ISLAND AND OUTER BANKS AS THE SMOKES FROM THE FIRES CONVERGE.

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Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
Fish and Wildlife Service
P. O. Box 1969
708 N Hwy 64
Manteo, NC 27954

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Bonnie Strawser
Phone: 252-216-8667

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  • Fish and Wildlife Service
  • National Park Service
  • Colington Volunteer Dept
  • Dare County Emergency Management
  • Dare County Emergency Medical Services
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  • Department of Defense
  • Manns Harbor Volunteer Fire Dept
  • Nc Dept of Transportation
  • Nc Forest Service
  • Nc Highway Patrol
  • Roanoke Island Volunteer Fire Dept.
  • Stumpy Point Volunteer Fire Dept
  • United States Air Force
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