North Fork Fire in Western North Carolina at 90% containment, emergency officials say
A McDowell County wildfire was 90% contained by Wednesday morning, one week after it was first reported. The North Fork Fire was first reported on Jan. 29. As of Feb. 5, the fire had burned 644 acres in areas heavily damaged by Hurricane Helene five months earlier.
Private landowners in western North Carolina fight wildfire with prescribed fire
Helene reshaped much of western North Carolina’s landscape, rerouting rivers and felling large swaths of forests. Aerial timber surveys indicate that Helene damaged over 800,000 acres of North Carolina’s forested land.
Evacuations Are Ordered as Wildfire Breaks Out in Western North Carolina
The wildfire strikes an inland region of North Carolina that is still recovering from the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in September.
North Fork wildfire now 60% contained in western North Carolina
NEBO, N.C. (WTVD) -- Thanks to rain the North Fork Fire in western North Carolina is now 60% contained at over 600 acres. According to McDowell County Emergency Management, the wildfire is burning in areas of heavy damage from Hurricane Helene near the Woodlawn community.
Two wildfires burn in mountains of Helene-damaged North Carolina
Evacuation orders because of wildfires have ended in the North Carolina mountains where Hurricane Helene did damage 18 weeks ago.
Fact Check: Photo shows North Carolina house burned, not TV show location in LA
A photo of a house in North Carolina that caught fire in 2007 has been miscaptioned online as showing a location from the television show "Hannah Montana" purportedly destroyed by the Los Angeles fires in January 2025.
Fact Check: Did Helene bill take money from western North Carolina?
Before leaving the governor's office, Roy Cooper stated in media interviews that Republican state legislators passed a bill that "actually took money away from western North Carolina." WFAE's Marshall Terry and WRAL's Paul Specht fact-check Cooper's claim.
Helene cleanup ramps up in western North Carolina
After Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina last September, tens of thousands of homes were damaged and large swaths of the region were damaged by flooding. In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to speed up recovery,
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 ...
North Carolina Wildfire: Map Shows Active Incidents in Area
The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last ...
Nearly every North Carolina wildfire caused by people, researchers say
Fuel for a wildfire is any kind of flammable material, like trees, dry brush and even homes. According to North Carolina ...
Wildfires break out in North Carolina town ravaged by Hurricane Helene
The fire is happening while Western North Carolina is under an increased fire danger warning due to gusty winds, making it ...
Wildfires erupt near North Carolina towns ravaged by Hurricane Helene
As of Thursday morning, the Crooked Creek Fire in McDowell County has burned an estimated 250 acres and is now 55% contained.
Fatal North Carolina house fire was caused by overloaded surge protector
A man died after his Goldsboro home was damaged by a fire Tuesday morning, officials said. The fire was reported just after 6 ...
NC mountain wildfire of unknown cause rages on, closing roads, popular trail
Rain wasn’t enough to extinguish the fire, and flames continued “in areas of extreme hurricane damage,” U.S. Forest Service ...