The combination of dry fuels and gusty winds will lead to an increased danger of wildfires across western North Carolina.

A high fire danger warning has been issued Friday morning until next week. According to McDowell County Emergency Management, residents are being asked to ...

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As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has grown ... along Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, but ended Jan. 30.

A longtime chief with the Crooked Creek and Fairview fire departments died in an off-duty accident Feb. 17, leaving many to ...

There is a wildfire near Old Fort. McDowell County residents ... County could see the smokey air quality toward western North Carolina on Wednesday. Across the Carolinas, there is an elevated ...

At least 100 firefighters battled a wildfire ... Western North Carolina homes. The fire started Wednesday afternoon after a tree fell on a power line near 4131 Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, according ...

Fire burns “with ... their rural Western North Carolina homes. The fire started Wednesday afternoon after a tree fell on a power line near 4131 Bat Cave Road in Old Fort, according to a county ...