The North Carolina Forest Service confirmed on 4 March that the wildfire, which has spread across 619 acres (2.5 sq km), is now 91 per cent contained.

North Carolina fire seasons have changed for the foreseeable future. Although 2024 was North Carolina’s second warmest year since 1895, it was an average year for N.C. wildfires.

North Carolina’s western mountains, still healing from Hurricane Helene’s devastation in September 2024, faced a new crisis in early 2025 as wildfires scorched thousands of acres, forcing ...

Peat bogs have huge potential to store planet-warming carbon. The ones in North Carolina just need some help to get healthy ...

As crews continue to contain wildfires across the Carolinas, some people are just beginning the process of cleaning up, including one family in Western North Carolina whose home was destroyed in ...

March is the start of the spring wildfire season in North Carolina. The state had more than 5,300 wildfires last year, which burned more than 76,000 acres.

More than 190 North Carolina firefighters are battling to contain the Black Bear Fire that has spread to nearly 1,800 acres across mountain forests after being sparked by a tractor-trailer crash ...

According to the North Carolina Forest Service, 99% of wildfires in North Carolina are caused by human activity. Even more concerning, 49% of those fires were the result of careless debris burning.

The largest wildfire in western North Carolina is getting bigger. The Collett Ridge Fire encompasses more than 5,000 acres and is only 5% contained.

According to the North Carolina Forest Service, 99% of wildfires in North Carolina are caused by human activity. Even more concerning, 49% of those fires were the result of careless debris burning.