Conway Police Officer Gavin McKay (left) and Sgt. Mike Boucher walk away from the thick smoke and spraying hoses toward the parking lot during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
North Conway Fire Chief Chad McCarthy communicates with the crew over radio while Conway Police Officer Shawn Baldwin watches the scene from above using the department's drone, with Police Chief Chris Mattei at left, during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
North Conway firefighters Chris Morrison and Cindi Currier hose burnt trees and brush along the train tracks during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Holiday Inn General Manager Tammy Holmes (right) takes a video as North Conway firefighters prepare to hose the poolhouse from above during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
North Conway firefighter Chris Morrison walks away after tipping down a smoking tree along the train tracks during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
North Conway firefighters Chris Morrison and Cindi Currier hose burnt trees and brush along the train tracks during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
North Conway firefighters Chris Morrison and Cindi Currier hose burnt trees and brush along the train tracks during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Firefighters pull hose over the fence behind the Holiday Inn to battle hot spots along the train tracks during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
North Conway firefighters Chris Morrison and Cindi Currier hose burnt trees and brush along the train tracks during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Conway Police Officer Gavin McKay (left) and Sgt. Mike Boucher walk away from the thick smoke and spraying hoses toward the parking lot during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Hotel staff and evacuated guests move away from the thick smoke during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A North Conway Fire ladder truck begins to lift above the poolhouse during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
North Conway Fire Chief Chad McCarthy communicates with the crew over radio while Conway Police Officer Shawn Baldwin watches the scene from above using the department's drone, with Police Chief Chris Mattei at left, during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Local firefighters hose down the hotel poolhouse from the North Conway ladder truck during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Local firefighters hose down the hotel poolhouse from the North Conway ladder truck during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
North Conway firefighters Chris Morrison and Cindi Currier hose burnt trees and brush along the train tracks during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Water pours out of the hotel poolhouse door during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
State Fire Marshal Fire Investigator Solomon Rosman walks toward a Conway fire engine during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Firefighters walk through the thick smoke to battle the fires during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
The Conway Police drone hovers over the thick smoke during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Holiday Inn General Manager Tammy Holmes (right) takes a video as North Conway firefighters prepare to hose the poolhouse from above during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Local firefighters hose down the hotel poolhouse from the North Conway ladder truck during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
North Conway firefighter Chris Morrison cuts down a smoking tree along the train tracks during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
North Conway firefighter Chris Morrison walks away after tipping down a smoking tree along the train tracks during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
North Conway firefighter Chris Morrison hoses burnt trees and brush along the train tracks during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Widespread burnt areas are seen from the train tracks during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
North Conway firefighters Chris Morrison and Cindi Currier hose burnt trees and brush along the train tracks during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
North Conway firefighters Chris Morrison and Cindi Currier hose burnt trees and brush along the train tracks during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Local firefighters hose burnt trees and brush along the train tracks behind Holiday Inn Express during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Multiple fire trucks are staged along White Mountain Highway during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Hotel staff and evacuated guests move away from the thick smoke during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Smoke billows from the hotel poolhouse as firefighters carry hoses toward the blaze during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
First responders direct an arriving North Conway Fire ladder truck during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A North Conway Fire ladder truck begins to lift above the poolhouse during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Local firefighters hose down the hotel poolhouse from the North Conway ladder truck during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Firefighters pull hose over the fence behind the Holiday Inn to battle hot spots along the train tracks during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Local firefighters hose down the hotel poolhouse from the North Conway ladder truck during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Local firefighters hose down the hotel poolhouse from the North Conway ladder truck during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Local firefighters hose down the hotel poolhouse from the North Conway ladder truck during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Firefighters hose burnt brush and trees along the train tracks during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Smoke billows around the building during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Local firefighters hose down the hotel poolhouse from the North Conway ladder truck during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
North Conway firefighter Chris Morrison hoses burnt trees and brush along the train tracks during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
North Conway firefighters Chris Morrison and Cindi Currier hose burnt trees and brush along the train tracks during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Local firefighters hose burnt trees and brush along the train tracks behind Holiday Inn Express during widespread brush fires and a structure fire at the Holiday Inn in North Conway on Aug. 13 during hot and dry weather. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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