Crews continue working to control the Freedom Farm Fire, which has burned at least 130 acres with 60% containment in ...

The Freedom Farm Fire in the Leicester area of Buncombe County is now 100% contained, according to an update from the North ...

This story will be updated throughout the day as new information about Western North Carolina wildfires becomes available.

People like to start fires,” said Robert Scheller, a forestry and environmental resources professor at N.C. State. “We’re ...

Wildfires continue to rage in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Friday for ...

Christine Rettig, 33, originally charged with arson in connection to a suspicious trailer fire on June 20, 2021 at ...

The fire in Garren Creek on Old Fort Road is approximately 85% contained. Please continue to avoid the area so crews can work. The Freedom Farm Fire is 100% contained, and all resources are cleared.

A STATEWIDE BURN BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT IN ALL 100 COUNTIES IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. THE FREEDOM FARM FIRE IS 0% CONTAINED, AND IT JUST CONTINUES TO GROW AT THIS HOUR. THE BLAZE IS BURNING IN THE LESTER ...

The North Carolina Forest Service said the Black Cove complex fire is the highest-priority fire in the United States.