Roughly 190,000 acres of U.S. Forest Service lands were impacted in Tropical Storm Helene, a Forest Service district ranger ...

The NC Forest Service announced Monday that they have found evidence of a tree-killing disease in Beaufort and Greene ...

UNDERSTAFFED AND UNDERFUNDED. THAT IS HOW A TOP LEADER AT THE NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE DESCRIBES THE CURRENT STATE OF THE AGENCY AS THEY RECOVER FROM HURRICANE HELENE. HE SAYS IT’S BEEN A ...

according to the North Carolina Forest Service. The wildfire is 1,331 acres in size and 83% contained as of Monday evening. Officials say the fire started on May 2 but was caused by a debris burn ...

BOILING SPRING LAKES, N.C. (WECT) - On Sunday, the North Carolina Forest Service shared that the Sunset Road Fire in Boiling Spring Lakes is now 83% contained. According to the N.C. Forest Service ...

The North Carolina Forest Service issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits statewide effective 8 a.m. until further notice. Sign up for our Newsletters The issuance of ...

A top leader at the North Carolina Forest Service says the agency is understaffed and underfunded as the agency and the region recovers from Hurricane Helene. Michael Cheek, a regional forester ...

The North Carolina Forest Service’s restrictions cover areas at least 100 feet or more from “occupied dwellings.” The local bans also apply within 100 feet. Open burning includes leaves ...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The North Carolina Forest service says a man has been charged with allegedly starting the wildfire that has burned over 1300 acres in Brunswick County. The forest ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The fire in Boiling Spring Lakes has been burning for nearly a week and is now at 27% containment, according to the N.C. Forest Service website. According to the North ...

Though the wildfire started on May 2, the cause of the wildfire has been determined to be a debris burn that occurred on April 25 on private property, the North Carolina Forest Service stated in a ...