Crews combating the Ferebee Road Fire on the Hyde County mainland reached full containment on Friday, July 8, and have since been in a holding phase to allow water time to seep into the soil of the fire area.

The fire reached 1,938 acres in size following strategic firing operations Saturday, June 25, and firefighting personnel have held the acreage since.

The N.C. Forest Service have ceased water pumping operations after moving a combined 702 million gallons from New Lake and Phelps Lake into the surrounding canals and fire area. The 6 inches of rainfall received on the fire area last week not only aided firefighting efforts with penetrating water flow, but also helped replenish supply to the surrounding lakes. All tractors and pumps have been removed following the completion of water pumping operations.

Incident command staff have begun demobilizing resources and personnel that are no longer needed, with the intent to transition incident management to the local N.C. Forest Service district office later this week.

There are still no injuries and no structures damaged at this time.

A temporary flight restriction (TFR) has been issued for the Ferebee Road Fire. The TFR restricts all civilian aircraft, manned and unmanned, within 5 miles of the fire. The flight restriction remains in place until aviation support is no longer needed.

Additional updates will be shared on our website and social media channels as information becomes available. For the latest information about wildfires across the state, visit https://www.ncforestservice.gov/fire_control/sit_report.htm.

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