HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – A firefighter with the Surfside Beach Fire Department spoke with WMBF News on Thursday, reflecting on his time fighting the Carolina Forest wildfire.
Steven Backlund joined SBFD in July 2024. He said he spent Sunday night and Monday working alongside first responders from across the state to try to contain the fire in North Carolina.
He said that while on the fire truck, at one point, visibility was down to near zero due to thick smoke filling the air, and those conditions forced first responders to take some precautions…