Carolina's firefighters find themselves fighting for their own homes after battling New Jersey's inferno. Helene's fallen timber transformed yesterday's heroes into today's victims. Eastern states face a new reality.

Carolina firefighters battle raging wildfires while yesterday's heroes become today's victims.

The same crews who rescued New Jersey from its statewide fire in Wharton State Forest now face a merciless inferno in their own backyard.

Efforts to contain these blazes are significantly hampered by steep terrain and fallen timber from Hurricane Helene's destructive path through the region.

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