Another fire, the Bee Rock Branch Fire, near Little Switzerland in McDowell County started April 14 and has grown to 175 acres as of the morning of April 16. It forced some evacuations.

Two out of the three fires are completely or almost completely contained. The third hasn't grown in 24 hours. Here's what we ...

AccuWeather warns that heightened wildfire risk in the Carolinas for 2025 will likely continue to increase for years to come.

2 Wildfires Spreading in Rugged Terrain in Western North Carolina ROBBINSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Two wildfires spreading in western North Carolina have burned a wooded area more than 2 square miles ...

Swannanoa Fire & Rescue crews are battling wildfires fueled by Hurricane Helene debris as recovery efforts continue in ...

The North Carolina Forest Service estimates Hurricane Helene damaged 822,000 acres of woods, much of it oak and hickory, ...

Three wildfires in Western North Carolina are nearing containment after improved weather conditions. The Bee Rock Creek fire is 94% contained, the Haoe Lead fire is 29% contained, and the Sam ...

Wildfire season is not over for Western North Carolina. After fires burned for weeks in March, new fires have broken out in April. The largest of these, the Haoe Fire, was burning 500 acres in the ...

Two wildfires spreading in western North Carolina have burned a wooded area more than 2 square miles (about 5.2 square kilometers), forest officials said. The larger fire in the Joyce Kilmer ...