WKRK 105.5 FM 1320 AM
  • Home
  • News
  • Weather
  • Closings & Traffic
  • Missing Pets
  • Shop Local
  • Contact Us

Cherokee County Wildfire Update - Saturday Midday

11/5/2016

 
Picture
Your generosity makes us proud to live in this community.  

Cherokee County Ranger Charles Choplin shared a photo of donations already coming in.  The photo to the right are donations that had come in by early morning.    Teresa Choplin (Charles' wife) had contacted WKRK yesterday evening to see if the community could come together and help feed and hydrate the firefighters.    The Choplins and firefighters are overwhelmed with your generosity.  

Items needed are bottled water, Gatorade, cans of Beanee Weenee, potted meat, Vienna sausages, etc ... anything with a pop up lid that can be easily opened/consumed in the woods while fighting wildfires.  The Forest Service office is on the Tri-County Community College campus just past the Enloe Building.   The address is 150 Campus Circle, Murphy, NC  28906.   Items may be left on the porch.  

You may also leave items at Save A Lot in Murphy or Quality Inn in Andrews.  Also, many churches and other organizations are coming together to show their support.   

Items donated will be used for both Cherokee and Clay counties.  Thank you from all of us at WKRK!

UPDATE FROM DISPATCH

​11:20 am Saturday - Cherokee County Dispatch provided the following updates to WKRK:

- Vengeance Creek Fire is contained and still smoldering. Crews are keeping an eye on this area in case a flare up happens.

- Bates Creek Fire is also contained and still smoldering. Crews continue to keep an eye on it in case of a flare up.

- Grape Creek Fire Department is conducting a control burn in the area of Hidden Waters Lane for training/preparation.

- Heavy smoke is expected in Murphy and Andrews and surrounding community from drift. The smoke does not need to be reported, but if you see an actual wildfire that has not been reported, please call 911 with the location of the fire.

For the safety of our community and firefighters, please refrain from outdoor burning.

FROM CHEROKEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGMENT - 12 pm Saturday

There were multiple wild land fires in Cherokee County Friday. Outdoor fuel moisture levels are at critical breaking lows. The low fuel moisture levels caused wild land fires to spread more quickly and increases the difficulty of containing and extinguishing the fire. Please postpone all outdoor burning until further notice.


Picture
Feel free to share any post from the WKRK website that you feel is beneficial to your community. We encourage input from local law enforcement, government officials, emergency management officials, schools and other public service organizations. To send us information, use the form on our Contact Us page.

Comments are closed.

    Archives

    October 2022
    September 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015


    RSS Feed

  • Home
  • News
  • Weather
  • Closings & Traffic
  • Missing Pets
  • Shop Local
  • Contact Us