A second wildfire has erupted in western North Carolina's McDowell County, an area that was ravaged by Hurricane Helene just four months ago, nearly to the day, officials said. The fire ...
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 ...
A fast-moving wildfire has erupted in North Carolina's McDowell County, prompting evacuations and raising concerns for residents still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Helene.
Rain wasn’t enough to extinguish the fire, and flames continued “in areas of extreme hurricane damage,” U.S. Forest Service officials said.
Despite the monumental deluge Helene dumped on the region in late September and the catastrophic flooding, officials have warned about elevated wildfire risks.
A wildfire that McDowell County Emergency Management called "out of control" erupted in the western North Carolina town of Old Fort on Wednesday, just four months after the area was ravaged by ...
“They had just seen flooding across the landscape, and then, because it dried out so quickly, they started seeing wildfire concerns,” said Corey Davis, North Carolina’s assistant state ...
The wildfire strikes an inland region of North Carolina that is still recovering from the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in September. By Simon J. Levien Officials ordered evacuations as a ...
The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last September.