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The state Forest Service has banned outdoor burning in 30 Western North Carolina counties in the wake of a spate of wildfires that have burned thousands of bone-dry acres.
Firefighting crews have made strides on containing WNC's largest wildfire and the fire burning in Henderson County, while fire acreage stays the same. Nov. 13 fire update: Firefighters make ...
A forest fire burning 26 miles east of Asheville has grown up to 130 acres as fire fighters burn trees and brush to save homes. The fire in McDowell County has been dubbed the Locust Cove No. 2 Fire.
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NC 54 is a major highway that goes through town and provides easy access to Cary, Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. I-40 runs through the eastern part of the town. I-540 / NC 540 serves the Morrisville area and is located to the west of the town. The highway offers access to I-40, North Raleigh, RDU airport and eastern Wake County.
The Evans Road Wildfire was a smoldering peat fire in Eastern North Carolina that started on June 1, 2008 by lightning strike during North Carolina's drought - the worst on record. It burned 41,534 acres (168.08 km 2 ) inside the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge and burned for three months.
The department’s National Interagency Fire Center, which released the maps, points out that much of the U.S. received below normal precipitation in January and that drought had increased ...
Ignacio Calderon and Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY Updated January 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM As thousands of people fled from fires that tore through Los Angeles County this month, you may have wondered ...