High winds, abnormally dry conditions and debris from Hurricane Helene have only increased difficulty for firefighting crews.

Firefighters from the USDA Forest Service, the North Carolina Forest Service and nearby counties continue to make progress to contain the Rattlesnake Branch Fire.

Even as the flames spread, the fires are much smaller than the worst wildfires in both states' histories. Newsweek reached out to the North Carolina State Climate Office (NCSCO) b ...

HERE’S THE MAP FOR TOMORROW ... STORM CHANCE BY MONDAY. The North Carolina Forest Service has issued a burn ban for all 100 counties in the state due to hazardous fire conditions.

CONTINUING OUR BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE OF THE CAROLINA WILDFIRES ... Firefighters are holding the fire north of Holbert Cove Road. Additional resources are being utilized on the southern portion ...

Those fires come as the region continues to see an increased fire danger. A red flag warning was in effect for central North Carolina until 10 p.m. The 4400 block of Erwin Road between Mount Sinai ...

One arrested, another cited for illegal burning amid Carolina Forest wildfire ‘Fire danger’ alert issued for North and South Carolina Carolina wildfire map: North and South ... Only one of those, ...

One arrested, another cited for illegal burning amid Carolina Forest wildfire ‘Fire danger’ alert issued for North and South Carolina Carolina wildfire map ... on Pine Log Road near Lumberton ...

Visitors to national parks and forests from North Carolina’s mountains to its ... administrative staff and others were subject to the cuts. Back Country Camp 47 in the Great Smoky Mountains ...

In their update, Polk County Emergency Management said North Carolina Forest Service personnel are "performing back-burning operations on the Hanging Rock Road side of the fire." A power line that ...

not just North Carolina," he said. On Sunday, there was standing room only at community public meetings for fire information. Dwigans said, starting this week, boards with maps and the latest fire ...