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

The fire is happening while Western North Carolina is under an increased fire danger warning due to gusty winds, making it ...

Months of neglect from federal officials threatened to combine the worst elements of two recent major disasters. Fortunately, ...

Despite the monumental deluge Helene dumped on the region in late September and the catastrophic flooding, officials have warned about elevated wildfire risks.

Tuesday, many parts of the East are seeing a high-risk level on North Carolina’s fire danger map. Fire danger levels are predicted to increase to a very high-risk level on Wednesday and Thursday ...

North Carolina residents can check the fire risk map for their county here. Anyone with questions about burning can contact their county ranger. The warning comes as firefighters continue to face ...

North Carolina residents can check the fire risk map for their county here. Anyone with questions about burning can contact their county ranger. The warning comes as firefighters continue to face ...