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

Some 14,800 wildfires have burned 1,105 square miles so far this year — well above the 10-year average. That's according to ...

BPR spoke with three Forest Service employees who worked on wildfires throughout the WNC communities they call home.

March was a very bad month for wildfires in North Carolina, a forestry official told state leaders Tuesday. A normal March ...

At April’s Council of State meeting, North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler called on the General Assembly ...

Like many Western North Carolina hamlets, Micaville was born from industry and became a destination for tourists and others ...

The story of Ember, the dog who was rescued from the fires in Table Rock, has reached a heartwarming ending. On March 27, ...

Crews will continue mop-up operations across the Black Cove Complex on Thursday, April 3. Firefighters will focus on ...

Ryan Cole, Buncombe County Emergency Management assistant director, said that while some fallen trees left by Helene are not ...

Four North Myrtle Beach firefighters who recently returned home after helping fight the Table Rock fire in South Carolina’s ...

The South Carolina Forestry Commission released its final update Thursday on the Table Rock and Persimmon Ridge wildfires.

Firefighters continue to make steady progress on the Black Cove Complex fires as cold and wet conditions moved back into the area Wednesday. Precipitation has played a key role in helping firefighters ...