"All roads in the Crooked Creek community are now open ... Tens of thousands of homes were believed to be damaged across western North Carolina from Hurricane Helene in September.

And when Helene descended on Western North Carolina, Lytle was in Fairview, coordinating storm response and helping with rescue missions. The firefighters at both Fairview VFD and Crooked Creek ...

A fast-moving wildfire has erupted in North Carolina's McDowell County ... The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ...