Federal officials say two wildfires spreading in western North Carolina have burned more than 2 square miles of wooded area.

Extensive personnel shortages at the NC Forest Service hampered the agency’s ability to manage the wildfires that raged in ...

Rain over the weekend helped fire crews in the region, and they hope more rain and thunderstorms will suppress wildfires further.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The North Carolina Forest Service put out a state-wide burn ban Friday due to dry spring conditions increasing the risks for fires to spread. The forest service hopes ...

There no plans to expand the evacuation order at this time.UPDATE at 11:30 a.m. Thursday: The USDA Forest Service along with the North Carolina Forest Service, McDowell County and Woodlawn Fire ...

Conservationists say a new management plan will dramatically increase logging in national forests that have already been thinned out by Hurricane Helene.

DUPLIN COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Officials with the North Carolina Forest Service are reminding people it’s illegal to fly drones in the same airspace as wildfires. If a drone is reported to be ...

Three wildfires burning in Polk County have spread over nearly 5,754 acres, according to the North Carolina Forest Service, and the two larger fires were not contained at all. Firefighters have ...

THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER WILDFIRES BURNING ACROSS THE STATE, ACCORDING TO THE STATE FOREST SERVICE. CREWS ARE BATTLING BLAZES IN LINCOL The North Carolina Forest Service has issued a burn ban for ...