Roan Mountain fire burns between 1400-1500 acres, mostly contained
“We’re doing really good with containment however we have had a little bit of trouble on the western flank and we’ve had several aircraft working that problematic area,” Heaton said. “It was all part of the plan for it to burn this much. The goal is to get a box drawn around it and then began backfiring operations.”
Approximately 100 people are now working the fire, and Heaton said some volunteer firefighters asked for structure protection.