The North Carolina Forest Service announced that the ban will be lifted at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2. Officials say rain and improved weather conditions led to the decision to lift the ban.

This wildfire season has been an active one. In March, the North Carolina Forest Service said it responded to more than 1,600 wildfires across the state — double the number it fought during the ...

The North Carolina Forest Service says that they responded to 1,688 wildfire calls across the state in March 2025, compared to the 814 calls in March of 2024. A statewide burn ban was in effect ...

Despite widespread drought, North Carolina is not under a statewide burn ban as of May 5, 2025. The North Carolina Forest Service says careless debris-burning is the leading cause of wildfires in ...

The N.C. Forest Service said that the ban does not apply to fires that have been started within 100 feet of an occupied structure. The ban will be lifted at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2.

Despite widespread drought, North Carolina is not under a statewide burn ban as of May 5, 2025. The North Carolina Forest Service says careless debris-burning is the leading cause of wildfires in ...

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) -- Due to severe drought conditions in the far western counties of North Carolina, the state forest service has issued a ban on all open burning in several counties.

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) — The North Carolina Forest Service announced they are lifting the statewide burn ban Wednesday morning. The ban was originally set in place on March 21 due to ...

Some Forest Service workers supporting the fight against wildfires across western North Carolina were reinstated by the Trump administration just before the crisis. Others are still waiting to be ...

BPR spoke with North Carolina Forest Service employees who live in counties affected by the fires. Bridgit Gallagher Bridgit Gallagher, a finance section chief, worked on the Black Cove Complex fire.