Despite not being scheduled to work Monday evening, Deputy Officer Brian Piercy with the Crooked Creek Fire Department was covering an open shift when the call came in at 5:17 p.m. on Feb. 17.

Multiple crews are battling a 15-acre wildfire in the Broad River community while Buncombe County remains under a burn ban ...

He was also a longtime member and chief of Crooked Creek Fire Department in McDowell County."Please remember the family of Battalion Chief Lytle as well as both of his Fairview FD and Crooked ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Crooked Creek Fire Department has faced devastation from Hurricane Helene, a large wildfire and now the loss of their chief. Chief Steve Lytle lost his life in ...

Lyttle was also a longtime member and former Chief of the Crooked Creek Fire Department in McDowell County. According to his obituary, Lyttle "was an avid outdoorsman. He had a deep passion for ...

Despite not being scheduled to work Monday evening, Deputy Officer Brian Piercy with the Crooked Creek Fire Department was covering an open shift when the call came in at 5:17 p.m. on Feb. 17. Piercy ...

No injuries have been reported. The fire is burning south of Black Mountain between Crooked Creek Road and Lavendar Ridge Road in an area that is one lane, the fire department said on social media.