The McDowell County Emergency Management said crews were battling three wildfires in McDowell County that were first reported ...
Crews will remain on scene throughout the night to ensure containment efforts continue. At this time, there are no active ...
OLD FORT, N.C. — Firefighters continue to make progress against the North Fork Fire in McDowell County, which is now 65% ...
Helene reshaped much of western North Carolina’s landscape, rerouting rivers and felling large swaths of forests. Aerial ...
Rain wasn’t enough to extinguish the fire, and flames continued “in areas of extreme hurricane damage,” U.S. Forest Service ...
On Thursday, firefighters contained another wildfire in McDowell County, the Crooked Creek fire that previously forced families to evacuate from their rural Western North Carolina homes.
On Thursday morning, emergency crews reported significant progress overnight with the Crooked Creek fire as winds diminished and relative humidity increased, according to a news release from McDowell ...