The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last ...
Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...
The evacuation orders given by the McDowell County Office of Emergency Management were lifted Jan. 30 after an 'out of ...
Fuel for a wildfire is any kind of flammable material, like trees, dry brush and even homes. According to North Carolina ...
Helene reshaped much of western North Carolina’s landscape, rerouting rivers and felling large swaths of forests. Aerial ...
NEBO, N.C. (WTVD) -- Thanks to rain the North Fork Fire in western North Carolina is now 60% contained at over 600 acres.
According to the National Forest Service, the North Fork Fire remains at about 644 acres in size and is 65% contained. The ...
Officials said the fire, which burned about 11 acres off Peepeye Cove Road in Leicster, is now 100% contained.
The fire is happening while Western North Carolina is under an increased fire danger warning due to gusty winds, making it ...
Rain wasn’t enough to extinguish the fire, and flames continued “in areas of extreme hurricane damage,” U.S. Forest Service officials said.
A McDowell County wildfire was 90% contained by Wednesday morning, one week after it was first reported. The North Fork Fire ...