The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last ...
Months of neglect from federal officials threatened to combine the worst elements of two recent major disasters. Fortunately, ...
The fire is happening while Western North Carolina is under an increased fire danger warning due to gusty winds, making it ...
Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...
Wildfires have spread in McDowell County, North Carolina, an area already struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.
As of Thursday morning, the Crooked Creek Fire in McDowell County has burned an estimated 250 acres and is now 55% contained.
“Obviously we’re on notice from the hurricane we thought we ... According to the North Carolina Forest Service's wildfire map, the fire is about 4 acres in size and 100% contained.
A North Carolina area, McDowell County, still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene is facing yet another natural disaster in the form of wildfires. Old Fort, a town of ...