Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane Helene.

A McDowell County wildfire was 90% contained by Wednesday morning, one week after it was first reported. The North Fork Fire ...

“They had just seen flooding across the landscape, and then, because it dried out so quickly, they started seeing wildfire ...

The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last September.

The fire is happening while Western North Carolina is under an increased fire danger warning due to gusty winds, making it ...

Fuel for a wildfire is any kind of flammable material, like trees, dry brush and even homes. According to North Carolina ...

Firefighters scrambled Wednesday afternoon to contain a wildfire that forced evacuations in a part of western North Carolina that was ravaged by Helene in the fall. McDowell County emergency ...

A wildfire that McDowell County Emergency Management called "out of control" erupted in the western North Carolina town of Old Fort on Wednesday, just four months after the area was ravaged by ...

But the federal response to the California wildfires has so far mimicked the government’s response to Hurricane Helene hitting North Carolina. On its "Hurricane Helene: Rumor Response" page, FEMA said ...

“They had just seen flooding across the landscape, and then, because it dried out so quickly, they started seeing wildfire concerns,” said Corey Davis, North Carolina’s assistant state ...

OLD FORT, N.C. (WLOS) — Just a few months after the area was ravaged by Hurricane Helene, an "out of control" wildfire in the western North Carolina town of Old Fort prompted evacuation orders ...