UP. MICHELLE. THANK YOU. AND A BURN BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AS CREWS CONTINUE WORKING TO GET MULTIPLE WILDFIRES UNDER CONTROL IN POLK COUNTY. CREWS FROM 14 STATES ARE WORKING TO PROTECT HOMES AND BUILDINGS, AS THE BLACK COVE AND DEEP WOODS FIRES CONTINUE TO BURN. THOSE FIRES HAVE BURNED MORE THAN 7000 ACRES COMBINED. THE BLACK COVE FIRE IS 35% CONTAINED, WHILE THE DEEP WOODS FIRE IS 32% CONTAINED. IN SOUTH CAROLINA, THE TABLE ROCK COMPLEX WILDFIRE HAS BURNED OVER 10,000 ACRES ACROSS NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. OFFICIALS SAY THAT WILDFIRE IS NOW AT 9% CONTAINMENT IN GREENVILLE COUNTY, FIREFIGHTERS RETURNED TO THE SAME PROPERTY FOR A SECOND DAY AS FLAMES CONTINUED MOVING IN. MAYA PAYTON HAS THE LATEST FOR US. TWO FIRE TRUCKS ARE STANDING GUARD, WATCHING, WAITING AND READY, MAKING SURE THIS HOME DOES NOT BECOME THE FIRE’S NEXT TARGET. SARA MITCHELL HAS COME TO HER HOME SEVERAL TIMES SINCE FRIDAY, WHEN FLAMES WERE SPOTTED FROM HER BACKYARD SNEAKING DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO HER HOME. DC TEN WAS SENT THROUGH THE AIR, DROPPING DOWN FIRE RETARDANT, AND THE VERY NEXT DAY, CREWS RETURNED TO THIS HOME TO CREATE A FIRE BARRIER AROUND HER PROPERTY USING A BULLDOZER TAKING OUT SOME OF THE TREES. THE EMOTIONS ARE THE FULL GAMUT, YOU KNOW, IT’S IT’S WORRYING ABOUT ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS, WORRYING ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY, WORRYING ABOUT, FOR ME, THE WILDLIFE IS IT’S HEARTBREAKING. THEY WERE HERE BEFORE WE WERE WITH THESE ENGINES STAGED HERE AND THE SIGHT OF FLAMES POPPING OUT WITHOUT WARNINGS. SHE WANTS PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT SIMPLY THE MOUNTAINS. THIS IS HER FRONT YARD. THIS IS HER HOME. WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS A BARRIER BETWEEN SARA’S HOME AND A FIRE THAT’S BURNING OUT OF VIEW IN GREENVILLE COUNTY. I’M MAYA PAYTON, AND LIKE MAYA MENTIONED, FIRE CREWS ARE RELYING ON SEVERAL TOOLS TO ASSIST THEIR EFFORTS. AND THAT INCLUDES FIRE RETARDANT MATERIALS DROPPED FROM AN AIRCRAFT. AND THAT’S THE PINKISH POWDER YOU SEE NOW BEING DROPPED OVER THE REGION. IT’S A MIXTURE OF WATER, AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE, WHICH IS A FERTILIZER, AND IRON OXIDE, WHICH GIVES IT THAT PINK COLOR. IT’S USED SO CREWS CAN MARK AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN TREATED. THICKENERS SUCH AS CLAY OR GUMS ARE ALSO ADDED TO HELP THE MIXTURE FROM BLOWING OFF TARGET. IT’S A MIX THAT’S CONSIDERED SAFE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. THEY’RE FIRE RETARDANT CHEMICALS, SIMILAR TYPE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE IN, YOU KNOW YOUR FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE IN YOUR HOME AND YOU KNOW THOSE ARE BIODEGRADABLE IN GENERAL, FAIRLY FAIRLY QUICKLY. AND THERE’S A THERE’S A PROTOCOL FOR USING THOSE THAT THEY FOLLOW. AND SO IN THESE SITUATIONS IT’S CERTAINLY USED TO TRY TO, TO TO CONTROL THE FIRES. AND, BUT LONG TERM WE’LL HAVE PROBABLY MINIMAL MINIMAL IMPACTS. SOME CREWS ALSO USE RETARDANT THAT INCLUDES SOMETHING TO KILL BACTERIA AND ORGANIC DYES THAT AR