2nd wildfire breaks out in Helene-ravaged North Carolina county as "significant progress" made in Crooked Creek Fire, officials say
Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane Helene.
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A community was hit hard by Hurricane Helene. They are now dealing with raging wildfires.
North Carolina's 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 roughly 800 ...
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Trump to visit storm-ravaged North Carolina, wild-fire stricken California
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina - President Donald Trump's first trip since the start of his second term is set for Friday and is set to include stops in storm-ravaged North Carolina, wildfire-stricken ...
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Private landowners in western North Carolina fight wildfire with prescribed fire
“They had just seen flooding across the landscape, and then, because it dried out so quickly, they started seeing wildfire ...
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North Carolina Fire Marshal's Office releases 2024 fire fatalities report
THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL RELEASING ITS ANNUAL REPORT ON FIRE FATALITIES 2024. NUMBERS ARE BAD, AND WE’VE ALREADY HAD 15 ALREADY THIS YEAR. LAST YEAR, THERE WERE 122 ...
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Fire truck being prepped for California wildfires is destroyed in blaze at NC station
A fire station burned down in North Carolina, destroying a truck bound for California wildfires, officials said. The blaze ravaged Mills River Fire Department’s Station No. 2 early Friday ...