As of 1pm, the Sauratown Mountain fire is still growing but crews have a much better handle on structure protection, according to Jimmy Holt with the North Carolina Forest Service. Governor Roy Cooper has extended the State of Emergency to the Piedmont area so there will be funding available to help this fire.
PINNACLE, N.C. Wildfires have prompted campgrounds in North Carolina and Tennessee to evacuate starting Sunday while firefighters prepared for high winds and low humidity on Monday, though officials hoped for some help from expected rain.
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