While I was out and about, so to speak, checking news on the web earlier today, I saw a reference on the Fire Publications Blog to an article updating the Honey Prairie Fire. What interested me is the report that no smoke had been observed for three weeks. So, I went to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge's Honey Prairie Fire Status Page to find out the latest, and found a press release dated Feb. 16, 2012 (pdf file). Here is an excerpt from this press release:
"No smoke has been seen in three weeks along the two mile perimeter where the Honey Prairie fire crept underground burning peat and roots in a hardwood swamp on the west side of the refuge. It is still too early to call the fire out since it is possible it could flare back up. According to refuge manager Curt McCasland, “We recently responded to a small fire on the east side of the refuge. Firefighters found a burning pile left over from an area burned in July.” He added, 'Given the ability of fire to smolder through the winter in the wood/debris pile, we will need to continue to monitor the fire perimeter and look for other areas where this may still be occurring.'"
Finally, I checked InciWeb for the latest status on the fire, here. As of today, Feb. 17 2012, the last inci web update was on Dec. 15, 2011 with the fire at 76% containment.
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