Adam Wagner – The Charlotte Observer Crews are continuing to fight a pair of wildfires in western North Carolina. Heavy rains over the...
READ MOREEncroaching Wildfires Prompt NC and TN Campgrounds To Evacuate
by Dan Landrigan | Nov 21, 2023 | Associated Press, News
PINNACLE, N.C. (AP) — Wildfires have prompted campgrounds in North Carolina and Tennessee to evacuate starting Sunday while firefighters...
READ MORENC Declares State of Emergency As Wildfires Burn Hundreds of Acres
by Dan Landrigan | Nov 7, 2023 | Associated Press, Firefighting, News
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Officials have declared a state of emergency in a western North Carolina community where a wildfire has burned...
READ MOREPilot Mountain (NC) Fire Spreads to 300 Acres, Rocky Terrain Slows Containment
by Dan Landrigan | Nov 29, 2021 | News
Crews struggled with rocky terrain Sunday in battling the Pilot Mountain fire in North Carolina. The fire started at a popular hiking trail at...
READ MOREFire Risk Prompts Burning Ban in 26 North Carolina Counties
by Dan Landrigan | May 24, 2021 | News
State is getting drier and hotter RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A ban on all open burning is in effect for 26 North Carolina counties, and...
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