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Wildfires provide eyecatching visuals so it was no surprise that all three newscasts would send a correspondent to coastal South Carolina where sparks in "thick, dry underbrush," as NBC's Ron Mott put it, set forests ablaze, fanned by high overnight winds. Subdivisions have been "developed in the middle of Carolina pine forests," ABC's Stephanie Sy explained, so evacuations were ordered, displacing 2,500 residents. The other reason why a local fire should receive such national attention is that Myrtle Beach is such a popular tourist destination that viewers nationwide feel a connection. CBS' Mark Strassmann showed us the map where the flames were advancing towards the ocean, just two miles away. "The Intercoastal Waterway, firefighters hope, will act as a natural break to protect popular vacation spots."
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