Officials have confirmed that the Crooked Creek Fire, which burned 220 acres, is now 100% contained, according to McDowell County Emergency Management. McDowell County officials said there were no ...

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MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The McDowell County Emergency Management said crews were battling three wildfires in McDowell County that were first reported on Wednesday. Officials said ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) – The McDowell County Emergency Management has issued an evacuation order due to the Bee Rock Branch Fire. All residences on Wild Acres Road, off of NC 226 A near ...

McDowell County Emergency Management said only 27% of the fire was contained. It forced evacuations this week and was burning in one of the hardest-hit areas from Hurricane Helene last September.

As of 6 p.m. Wednesday, the fire had burned about 250 acres and was 15% contained, according to McDowell County Emergency Management. Officials said the fire crossed over the roadway due to high ...

Crews have been cutting brush and blowing leaves away from structures to create defensible space around homes.The evacuation order issued by McDowell County Emergency Management for Wild Acres Rd ...

ALSO READ: West Charlotte home catches on fire twice over weekend The fire is burning south of Wild Acres Road near Little Switzerland, McDowell County Emergency Management said. Tuesday night ...

Oct. 18—Lewis County Emergency Management Deputy Director Ross McDowell will retire at the end of February, capping more than three decades of public service in Lewis County.

MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. — Firefighting crews working to contain a wildfire in McDowell County made significant progress by Wednesday, just over a week since the fire was first reported. McDowell ...