According to the North Carolina Forest Service's wildfire map, the fire is about 40 acres and 0% contained. To receive McDowell County emergency alerts text 28752 to 888777.
According to the North Carolina Forest Service's wildfire map, the fire is about 40 acres and 0% contained. To receive McDowell County emergency alerts text 28752 to 888777.
McDowell County authorities warn that this fire is "extremely dangerous." Peggy Farmer lives in the Crooked Creek community. From her front patio, she can see the fire line after sunset across a small ...
Rain wasn’t enough to extinguish the fire, and flames continued “in areas of extreme hurricane damage,” U.S. Forest Service ...
On Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, a firefighter battles a mountain wildfire of unknown cause in an area heavily damaged by Hurricane Helene near the Woodlawn community in McDowell County, NC. U.S. FOREST ...
As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has grown to 200 acres and is 20% contained.