William Kehler, firector of McDowell County Emergency Services, provides an update on the wildfire near Old Fort, NC.
McDowell County’s 911 service is currently experiencing a disruption. According to officials, the state of North Carolina is ...
The North Fork fire is burning in areas of heavy damage from Hurricane Helene near the Woodlawn Community in McDowell County, NC. The fire is located east of Highway 221 and south of American ...
Law enforcement and emergency services are actively investigating a bomb threat at the McDowell County Courthouse in the downtown area.
Two fires are now burning in western North Carolina's McDowell County, just four months after it was hard-hit by Hurricane ...
North Carolina's McDowell County, still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, is facing yet another natural disaster in the form of wildfires. Old Fort, a town of roughly 800 ...
Evacuation orders in McDowell County, NC, were lifted after the Crooked Creek Fire was 55% contained; it had prompted several ...
Rain wasn’t enough to extinguish the fire, and flames continued “in areas of extreme hurricane damage,” U.S. Forest Service ...
The wildfire, named the Crooked Creek Fire, ignited near the town of Old Fort, which was impacted by Hurricane Helene last ...
OLD FORT, N.C. — An "out of control" wildfire burning near Old Fort is forcing evacuations, according to the McDowell County ...
The wildfire strikes an inland region of North Carolina that is still recovering from the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene ...
McDowell County Emergency Management said that the wildfire in Old Fort is currently 15% contained, but evacuation orders ...