Live Updates (March 31) | Crews make significant progress on Table Rock Complex after rain
Rainfall and increased firefighting efforts on Sunday allowed crews to make "great progress" on the Table Rock Complex, ...
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Fire crews battle to contain Rattlesnake Branch fire spreading
CRUSO, N.C. (WNCT) –The Rattlesnake Branch fire that started on Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2025, is quickly spreading due to dry ...
US Forest Service uses high-tech drone to map, fight Rattlesnake Branch Fire
A relatively new device is fighting wildfires from the air after the U.S. Forest Service deployed a large drone to fight ...
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Shining Rock Wilderness Area, Blue Ridge Parkway section closed due to NC wildfires
The Blue Ridge Parkway is closed from mile marker 411.9-423 due to potential wildfire hazards, Helene damage. The Shining ...
Firefighters herd Rattlesnake Branch fire into open country
A clever strategy to steer the Cruso fire toward the unpopulated Shining Rock Wilderness has been paying off. The Rattlesnake Branch fire had reached 630 acres as of Thursday evening. "We are taking ...
State of emergency declared as Rattlesnake Branch Fire reaches nearly 500 acres
Haywood County has declared a state of emergency due to the Rattlesnake Branch wildfire in Cruso. As of 9 a.m. Thursday morning, the fire had grown to between 400 and 500 acres. The fire was at 0% ...
Western NC wildfires live updates Friday, March 28: See the latest from around the region
Wildfires continue to rage in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Friday for live updates.
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Shining Rock Wilderness Area, Blue Ridge Parkway section closed due to NC wildfires
The Shining Rock Wilderness Area is closed on Friday, March 28. The Blue Ridge Parkway is closed from mile marker 411.9-423 due to potential wildfire hazards, Helene damage. The Shining Rock ...