The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last ...

On Wednesday, a wildfire broke out in McDowell County in Western North Carolina after a tree fell onto a powerline.

Helene reshaped much of western North Carolina’s landscape, rerouting rivers and felling large swaths of forests. Aerial ...

As all of Southeast North Carolina faces a drought – with some communities in a severe drought – the North Carolina Forest ...

The agency, crediting the North Carolina Forest Service, said the Crooked Creek fire containment was at 55% with 220 acres ...

The North Carolina Forest Service conducts burns on both private and public lands. Landowners can also work with volunteer organizations called prescribed burn associations to manage their land ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. — The North Fork Fire in McDowell County is now 65% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

No structures are threatened at this time, and no evacuations are in place. The North Carolina Forest Service, North Carolina Emergency Management, and local fire departments from Woodlawn and ...

No injuries have been reported. The North Carolina Forest Service Wildfire Public Viewer showed that McDowell County was contending with three active wildfires Wednesday including the Crooked ...

Evacuation orders were lifted after fire crews worked throughout the night Wednesday, containing 55% of the fire that burned 250 acres, according to the North Carolina Forest Service, which tracks ...