Incident Management Team (IMT) personnel at work.

Morning briefing at the Stumpy Point Fire Department.

Water pumps at work. Large areas of fire burning in organic soils mean the ground has to be saturated to completely extinguish hot spots.

"Superfog" event at morning briefing. This combination of fog and smoke makes driving extremely hazardous.

Fire personnel checking a Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS).

Those working on the fireline had the opportunity to see a wide variety of wildlife...

...of course, some wildlife was more popular than others.

No homes were lost on the fire, but it came dangerously close in some locations.

Plowing units creating a fire break; an area cleared of fire fuels designed to prevent the blaze from spreading further.

The shearing effect of this smoke column is caused by the smoke reaching a layer of warmer air beyond which it cannot rise.

A sawyer at work. Upright dead trees, known as "snags" present one of the biggest dangers for firefighters in the woods.

A Single Engine Air Tanker (SEAT) dropping water or foam on the fire.

The fire spread from the Alligator River Wildlife Refuge to the US Navy's Dare Bombing Range, an area for which the NCFS has fire control responsibility.

Trees with their root systems exposed as organic soils have burned away. They are extremely hazardous to firefighters. These have been marked for removal.

Local residents gathered for a community meeting. Such meetings are a good opportunity for the NCFS to relay information about the fire and for citizens to relay their concerns.

A late supper on the fireline.

New life appears soon after the fire has passed. This area will be lush with vegetation again in just a few years.