mcdowell county north carolina wildfire

North Carolina, Hurricane Helene

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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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.

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Wildfire Threat Could Burn Helene-Hit North Carolina Communities Off the Map

Months of neglect from federal officials threatened to combine the worst elements of two recent major disasters. Fortunately, residents in western North Carolina, a region ravaged by Hurricane Helene in September and then largely ignored by former President Joe Biden's Federal Emergency Management Agency for months thereafter,

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Firefighters contain 100% of wildfire that prompted evacuations east of Asheville

Fire crews were able to contain the rest of the remaining 220-acre wildfire in the Crooked Creek community in McDowell County ...

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As one fire is contained, another one grows in McDowell County

An out of control wildfire is currently burning in the Bat Cave Road area in Old Fort, North Carolina and has forced some ...

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North Fork Fire grows to 350 acres as firefighters perform burnout operations; 40% contained

The North Fork Fire in McDowell County is now at 350 acres, the U.S. Forest Service announced in an early afternoon news ...

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Firefighters report significant progress on McDowell County wildfire

A wildfire that burned an estimated 220 acres in McDowell County was likely sparked when high winds knocked down a power line near Old Fort, emergency officials said on Thursday. McDowell County ...

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A community was hit hard by Hurricane Helene. They are now dealing with raging wildfires.

Wildfires have spread in McDowell County, North Carolina, an area already struggling to recover from Hurricane Helene.

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North Fork Fire in McDowell County grows to 200 acres; Crooked Creek Fire 100% contained

As of 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, firefighters were continuing burnout operations in McDowell County on the North Fork Fire, which has ...

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